History of youth work History of youth work The history of youth work goes back to the birth of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, which was the first time that young men left their own homes and cottage industries to migrate to the big towns. The result of this migration was an emergent youth culture in urban areas, which was responded to by the efforts of local people. In 1844 the first organisation whose sole aim was to address the needs of young men was founded. The YMCA was set up by George Williams. Williams was from London and his goal was
Stanton Williams programmes ‘Architecture in Schools’ and ‘Accelerate into University’. Stanton Williams offers support and mentoring to architectural students at Central Saint Martins (via the RIBA London Student Mentoring scheme), University of Greenwich, University of East London and the Bartlett School of Architecture. Stanton Williams Stanton Williams is a British architectural design practice based in Islington, London. The studio was founded by Alan Stanton and Paul Williams in 1985 and now has a team of over 85 people with four principal directors, two associate directors and fifteen associates. Stanton Williams has completed over 350 architectural, urban design, masterplanning, exhibition and interior design