“Colonialist thinking is pervasive throughout every aspect of design, not only in the content of our courses, but how we
conceive of the built environment and its creation. It’s all our responsibility to challenge this. This should open up a wider
debate about the traditional role of the architect and how new forms of practice might deliver social and environmental
justice. This can only be done through questioning assumptions and challenging the status quo through encouraging a
broad range of perspectives.”
- University of Bath Architectural Department Staff response
The event featured preliminary audience talks followed by smaller breakout groups to discuss potential changes. The ideas from the forum were condensed into a report and led to nine action points which have since de ned our mission – for instance looking at how social issues are presented, and ensuring social context including slavery or colonialism is included alongside case studies.