Let’s Build- The New Ted Talks of Today and Tomorrow… We’re delighted that AKTII will be hosting another LETS TALK event at their offices at The White-Collar factory right beside Old Street tube station.

We are discussing how empowering diversity paradigms and how making the industry more diverse and inclusive will define the future creativity and innovation in the industry. We want to re-think the construction industry and provide opportunities for professionals from all backgrounds.

Let’s Build is a platform for those who want to challenge and change the status quo.

Join the debate and help us improve the industry for the benefit of all.

Chaired once again by Annette Fisher, at this event she’ll be joined by:

• Keynote Speaker: William Murray - Founding Partner, MurrayTwohig

• Akua Danso - Co-Founder & Co-Director, Black Females in Architecture and Architect at AHMM

• Mahsa Khaneghah - Climate Emergency Engagement Officer, The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council

• Rebecca Lovelace - Founder and Chief Dot-joiner, Building People CIC

• Jennifer Castle - Director, London and South East at LHC

Here's your chance to see first hand some of AKTII's highly acclaimed engineering masterpieces and their ethos aligns perfectly with the vision and mission of Let's build.

We are committed to supporting young people in the industry and are offering FREE tickets for students, RIBA Members and over 65s.

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Join us on Thursday 9th June 2022 at 18:30 - 20:30 BST for our second event of the year!

We’re delighted that AKTII will be hosting our LFA event at their offices at the White Collar factory, No. 1 Old street, EC1Y 8AF right beside Old Street tube station.

Our keynote speaker is Anna Liu of Tonkin Liu and our Neil Pinder and Seyi Alabi are running our first 3 sustainbility workshops in schools leading up to the event. Outcomes will be shared at the event. Topic is “ Act- being a Sustainable Advocate for all”. We’re discussing where this begins with youth, nature, community, to make our profession more sustainable through diversity and inclusion. We also have Teri Okoro of TOCA and Danna Walker of Builtbyus on the panel and our Chair Annette Fisher is the moderator.

Anna Liu draws her definition of sustainability and advocacy from the environment: she says...

Step up, imagine, act, and call on nature as your mentor.

Design connects to nature in multiple ways.

1. community identity: evoking powerful symbols such as mountain, river, flower, ocean.

2. living elements: harnessing sunlight, rainfall, wind, as energy and as sensuous experience.

3. Biomimicry : learning from form, integrated systems, structural principles, using very little to achieve a lot.

Here's your chance to see first hand some of AKTII's highly acclaimed engineering masterpieces and their ethos aligns perfectly with the vision and mission of Let's build.

Book your ticket here now

Join us on 21st April 2022 for the FIRST event of the year with LET'S TALK: Is Diversity Critical to Saving Our Planet? At each event, we bring together a diverse group of construction professionals to share their experience.

We will be discussing the architecture and construction industry and how making the industry more diverse and inclusive could be the key to tackling the Climate Crisis. We want to re-think the construction industry and provide opportunities for professionals from all backgrounds.

Let’s Build is a platform for those who want to challenge and change the status quo.

Join the debate and help us improve the industry for the benefit of all.

Chaired once again by Annette Fisher, at this event she’ll be joined by:

• Keynote Speaker: Neil Pinder - Honorary Professor, UCL The Bartlett; Owner, HomeGrown Plus; Owner, Celebrating Architecture; Vice Chair, Let’s Build

• Deborah Saunt - Founding Director, DSDHA

• Hanna Afolabi (née Osundina) - Development Director, Balfour Beatty Investments

• Julian McIntosh - Director + Founder, Julian McIntosh Architects

• Marsha Ramroop - Director of Inclusion, RIBA

• Pareisse Wilson - Senior Accessibility and Inclusive Design Consultant, Mima

Our LET'S TALK series has been free up until this point but we would like to ask for a £5 contribution to keep Let's Build going!

We are committed to supporting young people in the industry and are offering FREE tickets for students, RIBA Members and over 65s.

Click here to book your place today.

View all previous Let's Build events here

We are able to host these events thanks to our kind sponsors The RIBA, Places for People and Yanga TV

Join us on 7th October the 7th in the series of our LET'S TALK: Changing the Culture of Architecture to Fit All. At each event, we bring together a diverse group of construction professionals to share their experience.

We will be discussing the architecture and construction industry and how we could make the industry more inclusive with Changing the Culture of Architecture to Fit All. We want to re-think the construction industry and provide opportunities for professionals from all backgrounds.

Let’s Build is a platform for those who want to challenge and change the status quo.

Join the debate and help us improve the industry for the benefit of all.

Chaired once again by Annette Fisher, at this event she’ll be joined by:

• Keynote Speaker: to be announced....

• Charlene Campbell - Architect and Director, Green Tea Architects

• Jason Boyle - Architect, Mentor, Content Creator and Founder of Global Architect Alliance

• Jonathan Hagos - Director, Freehaus

• Teri Okoro - Director, TOCA

Our LET'S TALK series has been free up until this point but we would like to ask for a £5 contribution to keep Let's Build going!

We are committed to supporting young people in the industry and are offering FREE tickets for students.

Book your place today or click here to view the video of the first Let's Talk event.

Click here to book your ticket!

We are able to host these events thanks to our kind sponsors The RIBA, Places for People and Yanga TV

After the success and amazing response to our LET’S TALK: Women Who Design and Build in April, we’re having part 2 - LET’S TALK: The Importance of Women Designing and Building!

Chaired once again by Annette Fisher, at this event she’ll be joined by:

• Keynote Speaker: Sumita Singha OBE RIBA - Director, Ecologic Architects

• Simone de Gale - Founder and CEO, Simone de Gale Architects

• Marsha Ramroop - Director of Inclusion, RIBA

• Virginia Newman - Practice Director, KSR Architects

• Teri Okoro - Director, TOCA

Our LET'S TALK series has been free up until this point but we would like to ask for a £5 contribution to keep Let's Build going!

We are committed to supporting young people in the industry and are offering FREE tickets for Students.

Book your place here!

We are able to host these events thanks to our kind sponsors The RIBA, Places for People and Yanga TV

Join us on Thursday 15th October when Annette Fisher, Roy MacPepple and Teri Okoro will discuss how Covid has affected Black and Brown lives. Click the link below to register!

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