Architecture: Why Diversity Matters | Elsie Owusu | TEDxEuston
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- ‘Growing up, it was natural to think that Architecture could be a route to helping people’, says Architect Elsie Owusu, but today in the UK they ‘are not representative of the populations they serve’. Elsie weaves her personal experiences with stories from her colleagues - highlighting how diversity is necessary when designing for the community. Elsie Owusu OBE is a Ghanaian-British architect. Her projects include the UK Supreme Court Arts and London’s Green Park Station. A runner-up for Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President in 2018, she was re-elected to RIBA National Council. Current projects include an eco-development in Takoradi, Ghana, low-energy homes in Sussex and Africa Bauhaus, and a new College of African Art in Accra. In 2003, she was honoured by the Queen for services to architecture as Founding Chair of the Society of Black Architects. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Equality of outcome, not opportunity, is what this amazing, brilliant architect demands. Nothing less!
I’m not an architect, but we have similar issues in STEM. Science, Tech, Engineering and Math. Great talk!
There is no shortage of east Asians in science and technology bases jobs. In fact they are over represented. East Asians just happen to score higher on average than any other group. Perhaps the real problem is the universal equality of man dogma is completely irrational.
A similar issue of having a lower average group IQ and not being able to keep up so you have to drag everyone down and rig the system to prop you up
Great talk.
Ethnic and religious diversity is at the root cause of the vast majority of conflicts globally. So, yes, diversity matters in an extremely negative way.
lol Diversity + proximity = war