Membership
The membership body for the capital city is the largest in the RIBA and is made up of 12,387 members. Of these there are:
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7,006 chartered
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288 graduates
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4,736 students
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274 affiliates
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157 honorary members
There are a total of 1,665 practices:
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1,023 are chartered, of which 315 are multidisciplinary
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248 are one-person practices
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352 practices have between two and five staff members
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117 practices have over 30 staff members
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30% of members are women and the average age of our membership is 40
Promoting excellence
RIBA London promotes excellence in the profession and the value of good design through a diverse body of projects that celebrate achievements, campaign for quality, develop skills, offer training, further education and create opportunities for those in the capital.
The region engages with a wide variety of partners including policy makers, decision makers, delivery bodies, community agencies and other cross-professional institutes to deliver its work, which includes:
Structure
RIBA London is run and administered by a regional team based at Portland Place and is governed by the RIBA London Council. The Council is made up of: Chair, Vice Chair, elected London regional representatives and RIBA London branch chairs. The Council meets four times a year.
The RIBA London Council is supported by sub-groups and networks with distinct areas of expertise and focus. Their function is to advise on projects, offer ideas for development and respond to public affairs issues.
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RIBA London Council
Chair: Paola Boffo
Vice Chair: Allan Baird
Treasurer: Shane Lincoln
Chair Design, Planning & Policy Group: Chris Hampson
The Social Convener: Nick Lyons
Associate Representative: Alex Scott Whitby
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Regionally elected National Council Members
Walter Menteth, Martin Knight, Sumita Sinha, Meryl Townley, Christopher Hampson, Russell Bateman, Owen O'Carroll and Dagmar Binsted
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RIBA London Branch representatives
CAF: Mojgan Green
CBS: Tarsem Flora
CLAWSA: Shane Lincoln
ELSA: David Davighi
NETAS: David Berridge
NWLSA: Oktay Karel
RKM: Jelena Tomic
SLSA: Debbie Flevotomou
WLSA: Allan Baird
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RIBA London team
Tamsie Thomson
Antonia Faust
Emma Livingston-Jones
Tom Symonds
Nese Halil
Laura Broderick
Owen Wainhouse