A List of Demands to RIBA from the Future Architects Front.

This archive conversation with Future Architects Front is still useful because many of the pressures around pay, hours, education and early-career architecture have not disappeared.

Stephen Drew speaks with Charlie Edmonds from Future Architects Front about exploitation in architecture, unpaid overtime, the role of architectural assistants, education costs, RIBA, grassroots campaigning and the need to champion good employers.

The conversation covers:

• Why unpaid overtime and vague early-career roles became a flashpoint
• How architectural assistants can be exposed to weak employment practices
• What Future Architects Front wanted RIBA to confront
• Why good employers need to be made more visible
• How students and early-career professionals can think about support, evidence and boundaries

Archive note: this episode was recorded in February 2021, so campaign links and institutional context may have changed.

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Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction
• 00:46 What is FAF?
• 02:12 Issues in the Architecture Profession
• 06:08 Personal Experiences and Survey Results
• 09:22 Addressing RIBA and Systemic Change
• 30:36 The Role of Architectural Assistants
• 36:42 Navigating the Architecture Career Path
• 37:30 The Financial Burden of Architecture Education
• 38:23 Challenges in the Architecture Profession
• 39:23 The Architectural Assistant Loophole
• 41:02 Freelance Exploitation in Architecture
• 44:44 Promoting Ethical Practices in Architecture
• 46:13 The Power of Grassroots Movements
• 55:07 Future of the FAF Initiative
• 01:00:45 Championing Good Employers
• 01:06:14 Final Thoughts and Call to Action

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• (00:00) - Introduction and Guest Introduction
• (00:46) - What is FAF?
• (02:12) - Issues in the Architecture Profession
• (06:08) - Personal Experiences and Survey Results
• (09:22) - Addressing RIBA and Systemic Change
• (30:36) - The Role of Architectural Assistants
• (36:42) - Navigating the Architecture Career Path
• (37:30) - The Financial Burden of Architecture Education
• (38:23) - Challenges in the Architecture Profession
• (39:23) - The Architectural Assistant Loophole
• (41:02) - Freelance Exploitation in Architecture
• (44:44) - Promoting Ethical Practices in Architecture
• (46:13) - The Power of Grassroots Movements
• (55:07) - Future of the FAF Initiative
• (01:00:45) - Championing Good Employers
• (01:06:14) - Final Thoughts and Call to Action