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Reclaiming RIBA and Architecture Social's Role
How Architecture Social, Stephen Drew and grassroots organisers helped shape the 2022 RIBA election and Muyiwa Oki campaign.
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Ideas, advice and perspectives for a working life in architecture.
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The profession
Architecture Apprenticeship Funding Cuts: What It Means
Architecture apprenticeship funding cuts explained: practice costs, Level 7 routes, talent pipeline risk and what employers should check.
Technology
AI in Architecture Visualisation Careers
See how AI is changing architecture visualisation, what skills still matter and how candidates can protect their creative career.
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Architectural Entrepreneurialism with Stephen Drew
Stephen Drew discusses architectural entrepreneurialism, Architecture Social, recruitment, content, community and alternative career routes.
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Stephen Drew on Architecture Career Change
Stephen Drew discusses architecture career change, recruitment, portfolios and how candidates can explain their next move.
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Adapt As An Architect: Mid-Career Lessons
Mid-career architecture lessons from Randy Deutsch's Adapt As An Architect, covering relevance, reinvention and career resilience.
Practice
Staff Visas and Right to Work in Architecture Hiring
Staff visas, right-to-work checks and architecture hiring: practical employer and candidate notes with GOV.UK source links.
Career advice
Alternative Architecture Careers: Tangent Lessons with Stephen Drew
Alternative architecture careers, confidence and career change lessons from Stephen Drew's Tangents episode with Out of Architecture.
Career advice
Choosing a Practice as a Part I or Part II
What should Part I and Part II students look for from an architecture practice? Learn how to judge support, culture and project exposure.
Career advice
Mental Health Support for Architects: ABS and Anxiety UK
Mental health support for architects, assistants and students, including ABS, Anxiety UK, workplace pressure and practical next steps.
Chris Williamson and the Future of the RIBA
Stephen Drew explains why he backed Chris Williamson for RIBA President and what the institute needs to prove to the profession.
Guardian Feature: Muyiwa Oki and RIBA Change
Architecture Social's Guardian feature on Muyiwa Oki, RIBA change and what younger architecture workers can learn from the moment.
RIBA House of Architecture and Change
A practical Architecture Social view on RIBA change, the House of Architecture, professional voice, younger members and industry trust.
Architecture Workers Strike: What It Shows
What architecture workers' strike action can teach practices about pay, workload, voice, culture and clearer workplace communication.
Muyiwa Oki and the RIBA President Campaign
A clearer guide to Muyiwa Oki's RIBA President campaign, grassroots support, hustings and what it meant for future architects.
Welcome to Architecture Social
Welcome to Architecture Social, the forum and community built for architects, students, practices and people who want honest industry support.
Why Architects Work on Data Centres
Understand why architects work on data centres, what the role involves and why the sector can suit technical candidates.
Stephen Drew on Architecture Careers and Recruitment
Stephen Drew discusses architecture careers, recruitment, job search behaviour and the Architecture Social view on the profession.
Architecture Job Hunting During a Crisis
Architecture job hunting advice for uncertain markets, covering CVs, portfolios, interviews, momentum and realistic next steps.