Dear Scottish Design Awards, it would be a really shame to see a decent design award being undermined by a lack of consideration for equality & diversity. Is there any way a simple rethink could be considered? This would send a positive message & easily resolved?

Too poor to play: children in social housing blocked from communal playground: I’d like to establish how this sits with current planning policy for play across the UK? ⁦Play Scotland⁩ ⁦Upstart Scotland⁩ ⁦The Guardian⁩ ⁦Royal Town Planning Institute⁩ theguardian.com/cities/2019/ma…

Thanks Architecture Fringe for taking the time to interview #archischools

At yesterday’s meeting with Play Scotland it was interesting to meet Calum Duncan Arch and hear about the Archischools manifesto and the Architecture Fringe. Events coming up in Edinburgh and Glasgow 07-23 June 19

Nice overview of the archischools project The Lighthouse Architecture Fringe

”What I would like to ask all of those who question our so called ‘opinions’, or think that we are extreme, is: Do you have a different budget for at least a reasonable chance of staying below a 1,5° of warming? Is there another, secret Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?”

Archischools in conversation at the #RIASConvention2019 instagram.com/p/B3M2lKZDlMD/…

Thanks to RIAS for having us at the #riasconvention2019. We had so much positive feedback in discussion with the good and good who came to chat at our Manifesto banners. Funding opportunities coming soon. #architectue #education #scotland @EdinArchAssoc GIA

Please do visit our stand for a chat. We’d love to share our thoughts & ambitions, and to hear from interested collaborators.

Archischools is pleased to be represented at the Education Buildings Scotland ⁦Learning Places Scotland⁩ on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th November, this week. If you can make, please do come and introduce yourselves and we would be delighted to tell you more. linkedin.com/posts/calumdun…

This is not the same old rhetoric but successfully proven models of learning as presented by Lene Jensby Lange this morning at Learning Places Scotland. #EduScot19. Will investigate GlobalSchoolAlliance for sure.

Integrating #architecture into the national curriculum with Archischools at #eduscot19 RIAS

Delighted to release the 8th film in our Covid-19 series-our Chair, Calum Duncan speaks about space for play~so important that this is a priority as restrictions begin to ease #101waystoplay Maree Todd PlayTogetherOnPedals Living Streets SustransCymru Cycling Scotland Cycling UK

Much to look forward to here. Check out the new Architecture Fringe 2021 programme:

Posted Repost app • @archischools Long-time-no-post, but we’ve been busy behind the scenes 🛠 We’re very pleased to announce that our new website is now live! Scroll for a wee preview and head over to archischools.org (link in bio) to explore. #archischools

Yeh! We are too.

Here’s the first episode in our new podcast series! Episode 01 is a conversation between Jaaziel Kajoba, a second year architecture student at ESALA, and Julie Oti from @ashsakulaarchitects. In this conversation Jaaziel asks what it means for architecture to be ‘open.’

Episode 02 of the Archischools Podcast is now live on our website! 11yr old Minny interviews Tierney Lovell, Urban/Inclusive Designer Manager at SustransCymru @sustrans Architecture and Design Scotland RIAS RIBA Education Education Scotland Tes Scotland Architects’ Journal RIBAJ Urban Realm

Lunchtime Talks - Lost in Play: Collective Personal Storytelling with NOOMA x Calum Duncan Calum Duncan Arch How can we (un)learn through play and collective storytelling to help deconstruct social injustices? TOMORROW 12:30pm-1:30pm on Zoom Register > tickettailor.com/events/archite…

New Archischools podcast episode alert instagram.com/p/CSzj8ZtsIe8/…