Opinion

Why I’m considering running for RIBA president

By 2024-02-22T06:00:00

Chris Williamson cropped

Following reports that Chris Williamson was sounding out support for a potential RIBA presidential campaign, BD asked him to share his reasons for running

BD asked me why I am considering throwing my hat into the ring to become next RIBA president.

At this stage, I’m not actively campaigning – that can only start in May when all the nomination forms have been submitted. Still, it’s hard to gather the 60 “assentors” needed to support you without word getting out. And perhaps limiting debate to a month doesn’t generate sufficient interest to encourage architects to vote.

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