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Architecture for Everyone on BBC Radio 4

17Dec2009 - A BBC Radio Four documentary about the inaugural year of the Architecture for Everyone campaign launched by RMJM and the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, will be aired on Tuesday 22 December 2009. Presented by Adil Ray, ‘Towering Ambition’ follows the efforts of the two organisations as they tackle the architectural field's glaring imbalance "from the inside out"

Their approach entailed senior design professionals, including RMJM staff, visiting inner-city locations across the UK to throw young novices into the architectural thick of it. Workshops were held in Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow and London and the six most impressive young people were given an opportunity of a lifetime with a six-week scholarship at Harvard's Graduate School of Design during the summer.

Architecture for Everyone on BBC Radio 4

The Radio Four programme follows the whole process, from the initial workshops and launch, all the way through to the conclusion and post-scheme analysis many months later. It follows the final six – Paula, 25, from Glasgow; Callum, 21, from Liverpool; Oni, 20, and Luke, 18, from London; and Yohanna and Nick, both 19, from Birmingham, all the way to Harvard.

‘Towering Ambition’ will be aired on Tuesday 22 December 2009 at 11am on BBC Radio Four.