THE LEGACY MAKERSDOREEN LAWRENCE (on left), campaigner and member of the House of Lords
“Stephanie applied for the Stephen Lawrence bursary, to study at the Architectural Association, and when I interviewed
her, my first impression was that she was quite shy. Now, you can see the confidence coming out of her. Watching her
graduate as an architect nine years ago was a highlight for me, but it was a bittersweet moment, too. You envisage your own
child walking across the platform collecting their degree, and seeing other students do that can sometimes be difficult. The
bursary is a fitting legacy for Stephen; he couldn’t fulfil his dream to be an architect, but it allows others to. The students
always feel as though they need to give something back, but I say, as long as you’re succeeding, that’s enough for me.”STEPHANIE EDWARDS, architect, masterplanner and co-founder of Urban Symbiotics
“Always do the right thing, even if it is difficult, even if you’re the only person to do it; that’s the main message I’ve taken from
Baroness Lawrence. She has taught me how important it is to stand up for other people, and without her, I definitely wouldn’t
be where I am now. Since graduating, I’ve become a trustee at Riba and opened my own architecture practice. She supported
me through each year of my studies, she came to my graduation, met my parents and now my husband. I see her as family.”DOREEN WEARS DRESS, £780, DRIES VAN NOTEN. SHOES, £405, MANSUR GAVRIEL.
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