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Several of America’s largest architecture studios have taken steps such as mandatory unconscious bias training and partnership schemes with Black-owned firms in the two years since George Floyd’s murder, Dezeen research has found. The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) told Dezeen it “remains hopeful” in the push for greater racial equality across the architecture

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The Regenerative High-Rise is a concept for a modular timber tower by architecture studio Haptic and engineering firm Ramboll that could be used to transform tricky sites in cities worldwide. Aiming “to futureproof the high-rise”, the conceptual structure is designed for maximum flexibility to extend the lifecycle of tall buildings and prevent the need for

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London’s Architectural Association has named the British-American architect and academic Ingrid Schroder as its new director, making her the second woman to ever hold the post. Schroder was selected as director by Architectural Association (AA) today from a shortlist of five applicants that were revealed earlier this year. She will take up the role in

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