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Angela Brady elected next president of the RIBA
Irish-born architect Angela Brady will take over as president elect at the beginning of September and will start her two-year term as president on 1 September 2011, succeeding Ruth Reed
Brady is director of Brady Mallalieu Architects and is currently serving as a CABE enabler, Vice-Chair of Civic Trust Awards, advisor to the British Council, visiting critic for London Metropolitan University, external examiner for the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Ambassador for the Government Equality Office and a STEMnet Ambassador. She is also Chair of the Royal Institute of Architects in Irelands (RIAI) London Forum and a member of RIAI Council and the RIBAs Women in Architecture committee.
She said: “As RIBA President, my priorities will be to ensure the RIBA remains as relevant to its members as possible and to encourage all members to act as advocates for the benefits good design can bring to buildings, communities and the environment. There is a real challenge for us to position architecture and architects as offering real value for money to society - well designed buildings improve peoples health, wealth and happiness and that is the message I will be championing during my term in office.
“I will continue to stress the importance of sustainability in design as well as press for more diversity in the profession. I also aim to increase national and international links within the construction industry, so that we can work collectively to combat some of the environmental and economic problems we all face.” Brady will be the 74th RIBA president and will be the second woman to hold the position.
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