What has happened to the notion that design and architecture should enhance the lives of ordinary people rather than oil the wheels of a real estate market that at times seems hell bent of taking real people out of the equation. We all feel the impact but how can we now articulate a vision that takes us beyond the passive acceptance of gentrification to create places made by local people. How do we knit in the identity of a place into the urban design process.
Neil Pinder, Trustee of the Stephen Lawrence Trust for 15 years and Head of Design at Graveney School in South London, is a tireless campaigner for inclusion in design education and encouragement of young people form non-traditional backgrounds into all areas of the design industry.
Resolve Collective are a group of young architects who focus on consultation and interaction with communities throughout the design process – they build with people rather than for people.
Seyi Alabi is architect and director at Camprop construction. As a former recipient of the Stephen Lawrence Trust bursary he is passionate about encouraging young people of colour into the industry. He is now a mentor for the trust, recently re-named Blueprint for all.
