We acknowledge that the segregation and inequality present today in our shared cities are made possible by architecture’s efforts. The deeply ingrained privilege and white, male, homogeneity in both academia and the profession have aligned architecture with profit-driven gentrification, neo-colonialism, and the marginalization of communities of color.

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Now is the time to challenge architecture’s complicity with oppression, and realign our efforts to prioritize justice and equality through our work;  To combat the blight of unattainable housing, the lack of access to public spaces, and unhealthy environmental building standards; To throw off the shroud of pessimism, fear, and complacency, by committing ourselves to a sustained fight for equity.  The work ahead of us is difficult, but we know that there is no other way forward.

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Our first step in this fight as a firm is our commitment is our collective, sustained contributions to the organizations we linked below. We admire these organizations for their commitment to making a real difference at the local scale.