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AA fires its director

By 2020-07-13T20:39:00

Eva Franch i Gilabert

Move comes after Eva Franch i Gilabert lost two votes of confidence

Eva Franch i Gilabert has been fired as the director of the Architectural Association.

The dramatic move was announced tonight in a statement by the AA’s council which formally terminated her contract following failed negotiations with the school community.

Franch, the first woman to be elected director of the 173-year-old institution, lost two votes of no confidence three weeks ago after which a bitter war of words erupted into the public domain.

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