Architects' Journal race and diversity survey 2023

The AJ and Blueprint for All have launched a new survey to gather the latest evidence on race diversity within architecture.

The online questionnaire covers both life in practice and experiences during education.

The 2020 survey, which was completed by more than 1,300 UK-based Architects, Architectural Technologists, and students, revealed that respondents believed racism within the profession was becoming more common. The percentage of those from an ethnically diverse background who thought racism was 'widespread' in the architecture profession had increased markedly, up from 23% from the first survey in 2018 to a third of respondents in 2020.

The proportion was even higher among Black respondents, with 43% of this group saying racism was 'widely prevalent', compared with 30% five years ago.

The AJ is now repeating the survey, this time looking more closely at at all career stages, to see whether attitudes have shifted.

The survey is open to everyone, regardless of race or ethnicity, and will ask you questions about your background, your experiences in the industry and your response to various statements.

Click here to take the survey.