Crafting Narratives: Mentoring – Academia to Practice

This term has, over the years, been interpreted so broadly that its meaning often feels redundant. Yet its impact is undeniable: mentees are 78% more likely to engage in civic participation and 130% more likely to hold leadership positions within their fields.

Dhruv Gulabchande is Founder of the award-winning non-profit mentoring and research platform Narrative Practice. He is also Associate and Architect at HFM Architects, Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, and Design Studio Tutor at Syracuse University London.

Narrative Practice helps advance the critical role of mentoring as a long-term ‘third space’ – both as a state of mind and place for community connection – to promote diversity in architectural practice and academia.