On the occasion of Milan Arch Week 2025, we present a lecture by professor, academic, and writer Lesley Lokko OBE entitled Ceteris Paribus.

Ceteris Paribus, Latin for “all things being equal”, is a phrase used in fields like economics to isolate certain variables by holding all other relevant factors constant. But nothing is ever equal, or constant. Knowledge is power, and like power, is not equitably distributed or experienced. This lecture draws on the ongoing struggle in architectural education for epistemic equity, based on the principle that everyone should have access and recognition for their contributions to knowledge, regardless of background, class or race.