Foundation

N.A.W. began in 2017, set up by its founders together with the Architecture Foundation and Architectural Review to reshape the homogenous landscape of architectural journalism. In mainstream media that year, only 5% of UK journalists were from ethnic minority groups. This contrasted the 13% that made up the population​. N.A.W. has since become a leading platform for new writing on architecture and cities. Its writers have written for Dezeen, Wallpaper*, The Architects’ Journal and several other UK and international titles. Many have gone on to self-publish, interrupting accepted editorial agendas through organisation and initiation. Some now have a hand in policy making, public speaking, curating, and practice forming. All exist within an ecosystem of diverse writers and thinkers that have proliferated in the UK and overseas since the programme began.