New Report Provides Insights Into Architects’ Workplace Culture

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) commissioned independent research into the workplace culture experienced by architects and how this report shapes the quality of work they deliver.

This was done to support the development of a new Code of Conduct and Practice, which applies to all registered architects, inform the work of the Professional Practical Experience Commission and respond to concerns raised by some architects and other professionals about the culture of the profession.

Thinks Insight & Strategy, an independent expert research agency, developed a comprehensive research methodology. This included an initial survey that was sent to registrants, employers and students through their schools of architecture, and shared across social media. The survey was completed by 898 architects and early career professionals. Further in depth interviews were conducted with 15 survey respondents. The survey was widely promoted, and to ensure a rigorous approach to the evidence base, quotas were set to ensure a robust sample across the profession, so that the results could be reliable and inform ARB’s work.

For more information read the full report.