A New Advocacy Group, "Architecture is Free," is Pushing for Reforms as Architecture Continues to Feel Pressure from Within and Without

2021-04-14T13:23:00-04:00

With the advent of the "new normal" beginning to see its effects in the Architecture world, one newly formed industry non-profit is seeking to capitalize on this transition in order to enact a slate of changes it hopes will impact the design community for years to come.

Under the monicker "Architecture is Free" the 40-member group offers a host of initiatives aimed at students and younger professionals it views as part of a growing cadre of people within the industry who have been systemically undercut in their efforts to join ranks with professionals a generation or two their senior whose success and accomplishments, they feel, are unattainable under the current "clubbish" atmosphere that plagues the field.

Many prominent names in the field have spoken out about necessary reforms over the past decade or so, including Denise Scott Brown, who serves as one of AIF's board members.

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A New Advocacy Group, "Architecture is Free," is Pushing for Reforms as Architecture Continues to Feel Pressure from Within and Without