A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Structural inequality : black architects in the United States
Architecture is a challenging profession. The education is rigorous and the licensing process lengthy; the industry is volatile and compensation lags behind other professions. All architects make a huge investment to be able to practice, but additional obstacles are placed in the way of women and people of color. Structural Inequality relates this disparity through the stories of twenty black architects from around the United States and examines the sociological context of architectural practice. Through these experiences, research, and observation, Victoria Kaplan explores the role systemic racism plays in an occupation commonly referred to as the 'white gentlemen's profession.' Given the shifting demographics of the United States, Kaplan demonstrates that it is incumbent on the profession to act now to create a multicultural field of practitioners who mirror the changing client base. Structural Inequality provides the context to inform and facilitate the necessary conversation on increasing diversity in architecture
Introduction -- Architecture: a white gentleman's profession? -- Out in the world: the reality of practice -- Certified minority: the perception and the reality -- Crazy-making: running the business -- It's who you know: the importance of social networks -- Summary and recommendations -- Appendix A: Distribution of Black architecture students -- Appendix B: Survey of African American architects -- Appendix C: Affirmative action suits
Structural inequality : black architects in the United States
Architecture is a challenging profession. The education is rigorous and the licensing process lengthy; the industry is volatile and compensation lags behind other professions. All architects make a huge investment to be able to practice, but additional obstacles are placed in the way of women and people of color. Structural Inequality relates this disparity through the stories of twenty black architects from around the United States and examines the sociological context of architectural practice. Through these experiences, research, and observation, Victoria Kaplan explores the role systemic racism plays in an occupation commonly referred to as the 'white gentlemen's profession.' Given the shifting demographics of the United States, Kaplan demonstrates that it is incumbent on the profession to act now to create a multicultural field of practitioners who mirror the changing client base. Structural Inequality provides the context to inform and facilitate the necessary conversation on increasing diversity in architecture
Introduction -- Architecture: a white gentleman's profession? -- Out in the world: the reality of practice -- Certified minority: the perception and the reality -- Crazy-making: running the business -- It's who you know: the importance of social networks -- Summary and recommendations -- Appendix A: Distribution of Black architecture students -- Appendix B: Survey of African American architects -- Appendix C: Affirmative action suits
Structural inequality : black architects in the United States
Kaplan, Victoria (author)
2006
xiv, 229 p
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-223) and index
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