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Take responsibility for improving diversity, RIBA president tells architects after awards row

By 2022-05-27T06:00:00

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Institution’s regional director for London claims she saw only two black people among 400-strong attendance at regional awards event

RIBA president Simon Allford has urged architects to “take responsibility” for increasing diversity in the profession following criticism over a lack of black attendees at the institution’s regional awards ceremony this week.

His intervention comes after RIBA’s regional London director said she saw only two black people at Tuesday night’s awards, an event which was attended by around 400 people.

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