The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards' ninth annual report offers a snapshot of the profession last year, and includes early findings from a survey on equity, diversity, and inclusion in licensure conducted with the National Organization of Minority Architects.

The collection includes some 35,000 plans and 10,000 original drawings of built and unbuilt work and will become a cornerstone of the Getty’s African American Art History Initiative.

The ranks of architects must open up to many more African Americans in education, practice, and leadership—and must collaborate with Black communities to push for real change in the built environment.

As citizens and officials remove statues across the country, RECORD speaks with architectural historians and preservationists about the role of such artifacts.

In architecture, where demographics skew toward white male homogeneity, many are beginning to interrogate the ways that systemic racism has shaped the profession and the built environment.

"We believe that removal may be necessary to achieve the greater good of ensuring racial justice and equality," said the organization in a statement.

Resources for reading and viewing on race and architecture, compiled by Mario Gooden, with Mabel O. Wilson and the Architectural League staff

“You've got to do the reading, you’ve got to have the tears—by yourself," says the Chicago-based artist, who trained as an architect, about the long road ahead.

To fight structural racism, “Mentor someone who doesn't look like you," says the Detroit-based founder of 400 Forward—an initiative that encourages Black women to enter the profession.

The architect & founder of Beyond the Built Environment discusses the challenges of dismantling racial injustice from within a system that has perpetuated it.