The Grimshaw Foundation → ― a charitable organisation bringing together a community of artists, architects, and designers to support, empower and inspire young people ― officially launched on 6 July 2022 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Established by Nick Grimshaw, in partnership with the partners of international architecture practice Grimshaw, the Foundation promotes a diverse, globally-linked educational community, connecting with schools and communities to engage and encourage young people to discover the value of creativity and the inspiration of art.

Driven by the need to create inclusive creative futures ― addressing gender, social and economic equity ― the Foundation aims to reach a diverse range of young people, particularly those less likely to have access to creative learning tools or with connections within the design community and industries. It works with young people who are at the stage of navigating their career options and the different pathways to further education, bringing together schools and organisations with the interdisciplinary creative industries of architecture, art and design.

With its roots in London in the UK, the Foundation has initially engaged with the Grimshaw practice and engaged with schools and students running workshops, studio tours and talks led by architects, artists and designers.

These schools have so far included Bobby Moore Academy, Stratford School Academy, Harris Academy Chobham, and Regent High School in London, with the support and engagement of architects and artists including Grimshaw, Sarah Wigglesworth Architects (SWA), Scale Rule, LionHeart, Sir Antony Gormley and the Bartlett School of Architecture.

The Foundation will continue to work within the wider architecture, art and design community to build further programmes of engagement and impact.

The launch of the Foundation is intended to enable the programme of outreach to flourish and the community of architects, artists and designers to expand. With ambitions to link its work across key global cities, the Foundation has also started engaging with artists and education communities in Sydney as well as in Melbourne and New York.