Architects Support Development of Equity in Architecture Commission
Voting members of the American Institute of Architects responded with overwhelming support for Resolution 15-1 in support of Equity in Architecture at the AIA National Convention in Atlanta on May 16, 2015, with 4,117 delegates of the Institute voting in favor of the resolution. The resolution calls for AIA and architects to realize the goal of equitable practice to retain talent, advance the architecture profession, and communicate the value of design to society.
“The Institute has long identified diversity and inclusion as a strategic goal for the profession, however, the rate of impact has not been significant enough to advance the ratio of underrepresented populations within the profession, with the greatest disparity being evident in leadership and ownership positions,” AIASF President Irving Gonzales, AIA, stated. “The astounding support of the resolution by voting members of the Institute demonstrates that we as a profession are ready to lead in the area of equitable practice.”