Architects Registration Board sets out four-step EDI strategy to tackle discrimination
Alan Kershaw said: “This strategy is a bold step toward building a profession that truly reflects the diversity of our society."
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has set out four main goals as part of its equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy for 2025 to 2027.
ARB said it aims to make the register more inclusive, widen access for underrepresented groups, support better workplace cultures and end discrimination and sexual harassment in architecture.
The first goal focuses on changes inside the organisation.
ARB said it will set up an internal working group to collect ideas from staff and plan EDI improvements.
The second goal is to increase access to the register for groups that are currently underrepresented.
ARB has started a tender process for a research project to check if its education reforms are making it easier for these groups to join the profession.
The new education framework is meant to offer more routes to registration.
The third goal is to drive more inclusive workplace cultures.
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