Project 2016 Girls Garage girlsgarage.org Tackling gender inequality in architecture, design and building, Girls Garage provides groups of girls aged 9-13 with workshop space for learning new skills and undertaking hands-on design and build projects. They are committed to increasing girls’ confidence and practical skills in fields where they often face exclusion or assumptions that undermine their aptitude to learn, engaging them with real-life projects that set them up for future STEM vocations, and providing the crucial space and tools required for making and building. Girls Garage fuels student interest in the fields of architecture, engineering and design, whilst simultaneously securing future diversity within the fields. Impacts increasing confidence: 91% of girls say they leave Girls Garage feeling more confident and creative diversifying STEM fields and helping to erode stereotypes that undermine female confidence blending design teaching with practical, hands-on skills and community involvement Catalyst for Change exhibition Featured film Girls Garage promotes diversity and combats gender stereotypes, providing young girls with inspiring engineering projects and a designated workspace. Emily Pilloton is Founder and Director of Girls Garage in Berkeley, California. © Ove Arup Foundation 2021 13 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 4BQ UK Privacy Policy Contact Credits

Project 1995-2005 Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment eng.cam.ac.uk Cambridge University's Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE) is a Masters programme offering leadership skills in the fields of design, architecture and engineering. With an interdisciplinary approach at its core, IDBE teaches through group work and integrates briefs and issues that are not confined to one specialism, encouraging students to use perspectives outside their expertise. IDBE also emphasises overlooked impacts of the built environment, acknowledging the need for future infrastructure that responds to issues like climate change and population increase. The IDBE Masters equips students with an awareness of such factors and their relationships with our environment, as well as the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams to better meet future challenges. Impact integrating the social, political and economic significance of the built environment into an academic design course actioning beneficial multidisciplinary group work for meeting future built environment challenges Catalyst for Change exhibition Featured film Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment emphasises the importance of continued learning throughout individual careers to maintain awareness and encourage the sharing of inter-disciplinary knowledge. Kayla Friedman is Course Director of the IDBE Master’s and Postgraduate course, University of Cambridge, and Senior Programme Manager of Sustainability Leadership, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. © Ove Arup Foundation 2021 13 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 4BQ UK Privacy Policy Contact Credits