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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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IP Unit Blog 1: Unseen Layers – Intersectionality, Disability and Inclusive Learning

Kimberlé Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality (1991) reveals that identity is not experienced in isolated parts. Race, gender, class, disability and more are entangled. The three video testimonies offer an important provocation: that it is often the interaction between these identities … Continue reading

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