Monday 13 July 2015

Diversity of Architecture by @Mr_Sulebabs

The diversity of "Architecture"

In recent years, architecture stands to be one the most important factors of our environment. Countires/cities around the world tend to be competing of having the most iconic and aesthetic designs that will stand out among the rest to represent thier identity. Example, Burj Al arab and Al kalifa of UAE, the status of Liberty of unites states, eiffel tower paris, opera house Australia, many more to mention.



The field of architecture is structured in such a way that it keeps the status white, economically privileged states firmly in place. Culture indeed has also played an important role, The diversity in architecture isn’t a simple problem, but there are better and worse ways to approach the issue. Frequent complaint that the architecture field lacks gender and racial diversity is backed up by statistics. As of 2011, just 15 percent of licensed architects were women, and just one percen were black. 
What’s missing? 
There are a number of women architects who are currently at the top of the profession. Zaha is the name that everyone knows, but there are others, such as Jeanne Gang, Elizabeth Diller, and Annabelle Selldorf, Berke says. “I myself am doing well. For these people, I would say, the issue of being a woman has less importance now than when they started out. But the broader problem is not about the exceptions,” she says. “It’s about the general absence of women and minorities in the field, whether it’s in design or related construction and engineering industries.”

Seek diversity. 
“I don’t want to reduce male architects to a stereotype either,” Berke says. “It’s a broader problem than that.” Architects must address a number of issues facing the entire profession, such as reducing student debt, she says, because that discourages lower-income students from entering the field. At the same time, students should see at a young age that the world of architecture is a viable profession for women and minorities. And within the field, architects need to increase awareness among the suits at the table using “constant gentle pressure” to push others to be more patient, more open-minded, and more inclusive. “Because in the long haul, everyone benefits from being aware that change is necessary and essential to have morediversity in the field,” Berke says.


Stay strong. 
Just as there is not one reason for the disparity in architecture, there is not one solution to the problem. You must have endurance, diligence, and fortitude. But know that things are changing. “Ultimately, being an architect for me is so profoundly satisfying and fulfilling that it has been well worth the trudge,” Berke says. “I would like to convince other women and anyone from different races and religious and ethnic backgrounds that this could be true for them as well. I want them to say, ‘Oh my God, I can make a living from doing this job.’ ”

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