Monthly Archives: July 2025

IP Unit Reflective Report: Mapping Belonging – Designing for Empathy and Inclusion in Architectural Education

Introduction As a qualified architect and Hourly Paid Lecturer, teaching Stage 1 BA Architecture at Central Saint Martins, I frequently reflect on how students’ early design thinking connects, or fails to connect, with lived experience. My students often approach design … Continue reading

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IP Unit Blog 3: Reimagining Anti-racism in Education

Approaches to anti-racism in education vary widely, from interventions that centre discomfort and transformation to those that remain symbolic or contested. In reviewing the set resources, I am struck by the tension between meaningful anti-racist work and institutional tendencies to … Continue reading

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IP Unit Blog 2: Faith, Visibility and Intersectionality in Learning Environments

Kimberlé Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality reminds us that identity cannot be understood through a single lens. People live at the intersections of multiple systems: race, gender, faith, class, and these intersections shape not only how they are seen by others, … Continue reading

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