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Just 1% of architects are black, Arb survey shows

By 2020-07-20T06:00:00

The Architects Registration Board

But gender split is now 50:50 for under 30s

Just 1% of architects registered with Arb are black, the regulator’s latest annual report has revealed.

The figures highlight the challenge black architects face in achieving representation in an industry which is overwhelmingly white.

The report, which gathered statistics from the 43,000 architects registered with Arb in 2019, admitted that the industry still faced “serious diversity issues”.

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