DIVERSITY WITHIN ARCHITECTURE AND THE
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.
We create initiatives for students from non-traditional and traditional backgrounds to better access the built environment.
HomeGrown Plus is a not for profit organisation founded by Neil Pinder addressing issues of diversity in architecture and beyond. We believe that only by including people from non-traditional backgrounds in fields like architecture can improvements be made in the built environment and other areas of society. Our approach is non-adversarial and non-racial. We believe that the inequality is as likely to be structural in nature as it is racial.
HG+HIGHLIGHTS
NY-LON (New York-London) is a travel initiative where 10 Architecture students form the UK spend a week in New York exploring, designing, and enhancing their network of learning.
Read more >
An ode to extraordinary students by Neil Pinder of HomeGrown Plus
With last year’s Autumn Statement overlooking equal access to creative subjects, students from lower-income backgrounds continue to face disadvantages. Neil Pinder warns that neglecting the arts in education risks long-term harm to society and has responded with his poem ‘Ordinary Teacher’. >
HG+ is celebrating Montreale into Harvard University one of HG+ inspirational collaborators.
He said he would do it; he did what he said; now he wears Harvard’s crimson red.
Read more…
Neil Pinder’s “Education, Architecture & The Trojan Horse” explores how architecture can act as a Trojan Horse in education—an unexpected way to bring creativity, confidence, and opportunity into the lives of young people, particularly those from underrepresented communities. See more >
HG+ will be sponsoring and supporting two emerging creatives from non-traditional backgrounds to spend one month in Venice during the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale on a guided research residency.
Read more…
JOIN THE HG+ GLOBAL NETWORK SHARE YOUR JOUNEY WITH THE WORLD WHEREVER YOU ARE
Continents
Countries
contributors
HG+ as part of celebrating outstanding Architects/Creatives would like to shine the spotlight on Chrissa Stamatopoulou, not only is she passionate about inspiring the next generation of Architects.
Chrissa Stamatopoulou, as part of a UK-led team, contributed to Grimshaw’s success in winning the Athens Airport tender by identifying the integrated approach and insights necessary to create terminal buildings that humanize passenger journeys. Her expertise involved understanding the complexities of airport design, focusing on the passenger experience within the functional demands of an airport terminal.
Read more…
THE PEOPLE
The team combines expertise in education, design, and community engagement: founder Neil Pinder champions diversity in architecture, Dennis Austin focuses on collaboration and youth inspiration, Julia Nicholls brings strategic communications, and Frances Leung adds creativity through design and visual storytelling.
HG+ INITIATIVES
There are so many exciting things happening at HomeGrown Plus. We are partnering with like-minded organisations and creative professionals to inspire young people, support diversity, and celebrate the role of design in shaping communities. Together, we are driving positive change and nurturing the next generation of designers and city-shapers.
COLLABORATE
HomeGrown Plus, we are partnering with like minded organisations and people to create positive change. This is our first collaboration with Blueprint for All, a leading charity working with young people, communities and organisations to create an inclusive society in which everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity or background is provided with tangible opportunities to thrive.
HG+ NETWORK
We have a growing network compromising of Universities, Architectural Bodies and Practices, join our network and benefit from diverse networks.
UNIVERSITIES
ARCHITECTURAL BODIES
PRACTICES
Testimonials
At HomeGrown Plus, students share short inspiring stories of how their confidence, creativity, and opportunities have grown through our support. These testimonials reflect the journeys of young people who have discovered new possibilities, built valuable skills, and taken meaningful steps toward their future ambitions.
This is for people like me
