This is a painful period of reckoning for our community. While we don’t presume to have all the answers, we believe achieving a more just and accountable professional culture moving forward begins with open dialogue and, above all, an unwavering commitment to respecting the human rights of all individuals. — The Architectural League of New York, via Architect Magazine
In a statement published on Architect Magazine yesterday, The Architectural League of New York announced that they have revoked Richard Meier's status as a Life Trustee of the League, a month after the architect was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women. In the following weeks after news of the allegations broke, Cornell University's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning refused Meier's gift to name the chair of the Department of Architecture; Sotheby's closed a solo exhibition of Meier's work at its S2 Gallery; and the AIANY rescinded Meier's 2018 Design Award.
“As we confront allegations of abuses of power in architecture, the League is developing programs and resources to move our community forward to make the goal of equitable, fair, empowering environments a reality across the culture of architecture,” the Architectural League stated. “We also, in specific instances, must make decisions with respect to individuals whose behavior does not meet the standards we believe must be core values of the profession. [...]”
The full statement can be read here.
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