Sign up for the New Architecture Writers’ fifth cohort
Join New Architecture Writers’ fifth cohort: open call for applications launches, in search of young people of colour who want to develop their journalistic skills
![New Architecture Writers' fifth cohort open call launches today - meanwhile here is the 4th cohort](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GUmYFZSeSL5XWzLTofrBHg-415-80.jpg)
Free time over the holidays? Make the most of it, and apply for the New Architecture Writers’ fifth cohort. For journalistic skills, industry connections, and flexing that critical thinking muscle, as a young person of colour, the pioneering New Architecture Writers programme is a great place to start, having produced a slew of exciting writers, many of whom have graced Wallpaper* pages, including Shawn Adams, Nasra Abdullahi, Sukri Sultan, Shiori Kanazawa, and Marwa El Mubark.
Apply: New Architecture Writers’ fifth cohort
New Architecture Writers (NAW) is a year-long programme founded in 2017 for people of under-represented backgrounds in the industry, spanning from design journalism to curation. Designed to be accessible and inclusive, and currently run by Thomas Aquilina and Tom Wilkinson (with the support of the Architecture Foundation and Architectural Review, as well as a number of contributors from across journalism and design), the programme is free and is planned around a series of evening workshops, also including mentoring and talks; 2023 will mark its fifth iteration.
The New Architecture Writers fourth cohort
Its alumni feature the writing collective Afterparti. NAW alumna Shiori Kanazawa says: 'New Architecture Writers puts you in a group of bright, incredibly talented individuals, helps you engage in writing regularly, exposes you to other exceptional professionals, and changes how you see yourself in design and journalism.'
To apply for the 2023 New Architecture Writers' fifth cohort, aspiring writers of colour aged under 30 who are based in London are invited to submit a short text by Friday 6 January 2023 at 6pm (GMT); follow the link, below.
Wallpaper* Newsletter + Free Download
For a free digital copy of August Wallpaper*, celebrating Creative America, sign up today to receive our daily digest of inspiration, escapism and design stories
Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
-
‘Hedonistic and avant-garde’: Rabanne’s Julian Dossena on the legacy of the chainmail 1969 bag
Paco Rabanne’s 1969 chainmail handbag encapsulates the late designer’s futuristic, space-age style. Current creative director Julien Dossena tells Wallpaper* about the bag’s particular pleasures
By Jack Moss Published
-
Postcard from Paris: Olympic fever takes over the streets
On the eve of the opening ceremony of Paris 2024, our correspondent shares her views from the streets of the capital about how the event is impacting the urban landscape.
By Minako Norimatsu Published
-
The Mercury Prize nominees for 2024 have been revealed
Charli XCX, The Last Dinner Party and Beth Gibbons are amongst this year's nominees
By Charlotte Gunn Published
-
Tour the Natural History Museum’s new gardens, a Jurassic lark in London
The Natural History Museum in London has unveiled two new gardens, with resident dinosaurs, after a transformation led by architects Feilden Fowles
By Bridget Downing Published
-
Drama Republic moves into a colourful, handcrafted workspace in London
For the new creative HQ of production company Drama Republic, Emil Eve Architects remodels a warehouse into office space in London’s Holborn
By Léa Teuscher Published
-
Hideaway House in London features timber panelling inspired by the New York hospitality scene
The elegantly refurbished Hideaway House by Studio McW in London features timber panelling inspired by Philip Johnson’s The Four Seasons Restaurant
By Léa Teuscher Published
-
An Uxbridge annexe by Bureau de Change is a design for effortless intergenerational living
Uxbridge Bower, a residential annexe in west London, is a contemporary addition offering both privacy and connection for the needs of a family
By Tianna Williams Published
-
‘Modern Buildings’ tours south-east London through a guide to post-war Blackheath and Greenwich
‘Modern Buildings: Blackheath and Greenwich’ is a detailed survey of a London borough’s rich trove of new modernist architecture
By Jonathan Bell Published
-
Triangle House invites you to its inner world of colourful surprises
Triangle House by Artefact is a private home in Epsom, outside London, combining Caribbean style, colour and functionality
By Ellie Stathaki Published
-
Tour the refreshed Saint Andrew Holborn: an icon reveals its crisp new interior in London
DaeWha Kang reimagines Saint Andrew Holborn church through a sensitive architectural solution that blends tradition and modernity in London
By Ellie Stathaki Published
-
Westminster Coroner's Court renovation delicately blends moments of softness and austerity
Westminster Coroner's Court gets a refresh and addition, courtesy of Lynch Architects and artist Brian Clarke
By Ellie Stathaki Published