The Architectural Association's governing council should resign for its "inept and obviously prejudiced" sacking of director Eva Franch i Gilabert according to Elia Zenghelis, a former teacher at the London school who helped write its rulebook.
The incident has "put the school and its future in serious jeopardy," said Zenghelis, who taught at the independent school from 1963 to 1987.
The vote of no confidence that preceded Franch i Gilabert's dismissal "was taken in breach of the statutes and procedures of the school community," he told Dezeen, adding that the decision to fire her was "haughty and crass".
Council should resign for "inept and prejudiced action"
The AA's school community of staff and students voted against Franch i Gilabert's five-year plan for the school in a remote poll held via Zoom on 29 June. Of almost 900 votes cast, 80 per cent rejected her plan. This was followed by a vote of no confidence in her leadership, which narrowly passed with 52 per cent voting against her.
Two weeks after the vote, the AA's governing council sacked Franch i Gilabert for "failure to develop and implement a strategy and maintain the confidence of the AA school community".
Led by AA president Victoria Thornton, the 12-strong AA council is responsible for governing the school but takes advice on key decisions from the school community, which is made up of around 1,300 staff and students.
However, Zenghelis said that th...