2024-05-06T03:00:20-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150282167/the-architects-journal-highlights-14-architectural-assistants-working-at-the-uk-s-biggest-practices Katherine Guimapang 2021-09-21T16:29:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c1/c143f6c7c2a1164fe1f188b928cc0ad2.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>It takes a team of experienced and dedicated architects, designers, and project leads to keep a firm running. However, each firm's success also comes down to the unsung contributions of emerging talent whose efforts are often overlooked. This transitional role from a recent graduate to design professional continues to teeter between a slippery slope of "exposure" and "working experience" with unfair work practices. <em>AJ</em>'s latest initiative,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/aj100-new-talent-announced" target="_blank">AJ100 New Talent</a>, however, aims to "champion those who may not always be given the credit they deserve."&nbsp;</p> <p>Celebrating this year's design cohort is a step towards re-writing the narrative for architectural assistants who were once thought of as voiceless and underrepresented. The <em>AJ</em> adds that this celebration of talent "chimes with [their] focus on the struggles facing those entering the profession and the need for change. Practices have a big responsibility to nurture these rising stars, who are the future of the profession."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1d/1d93caf30dd39d458493f49e8ac14fb4.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1d/1d93caf30dd39d458493f49e8ac14fb4.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>(Top Row L-R) Ellie Sa...</figcaption></figure>