Networking platform Archiboo presents an annual Activism Award. Here, its founder Amanda Baillieu selects six architects that embody the ideals of activism.
The Activism Award, which is free to enter and forms part of the wider Archiboo awards program, aims to reward an individual, practice or company "whose actions help to effect social change".
According to Baillieu, in recent year's architects have seen the scale of their influence diminished, but the climate emergency, along with global economic issues, is leading many architects to activism as a way of enacting change.
"Architects are not as involved in influencing society as they once were but the climate emergency has put them centre stage," Baillieu told Dezeen. "Simultaneously, a global economic crisis, a housing crisis and the unashamed commerciality of the profession has given architects pause for thought," she continued.
"Meanwhile, professional institutions including the AIA and RIBA look increasingly out of touch, leading many architects to set up their own networks and initiatives to try and make a difference."

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Baillieu believes that many younger architects are looking to activism due to a frustration with the profession and how it is run.
"The increasing commerciality of the profession, the lack of diversity and poor pa...