A little less than two years after the onset of a global pandemic, inclusion in the architecture profession is unfortunately still a limited conversation. A 2020 survey by the UK’s Architects' Journal revealed a sobering amount of obstacles for Black architects in the UK, and in the United States, prominent Black practitioners such as Mabel O. Wilson of Studio & have questioned the Eurocentric nature of a large amount of architectural study.
Black History Month, celebrated in the US in February and in the UK in October, remembers and recognizes people and events in the African diaspora, providing a useful opportunity to conceive of a more equitable future.
