ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 1 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1039636/lesley-lokko-receives-african-cultural-icon-award-for-her-contributions-to-architectural-education-and-discourse Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/1039636/lesley-lokko-receives-african-cultural-icon-award-for-her-contributions-to-architectural-education-and-discourse Lesley Lokko OBE has been recognized with the African Cultural Icon Award, honoring "leaders in the creative arts who promote African culture and heritage on a global stage." The accolade is one of nine awards presented annually to publicly nominated and industry-recommended figures by a panel of judges from across Africa. Nominees are evaluated based on "impact, innovation, sustainability, and contribution to Africa's growth." Lokko is the Founder and Chair of the African Futures Institute (AFI), headquartered in Accra, Ghana, and Director of the Nomadic African Studio, an annual month-long itinerant teaching program working across the African continent. She has been acknowledged for her transformative contributions to architecture, education, and cultural discourse within and beyond Africa, consistently challenging conventional narratives around African identity, space, and creativity.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1032507/architectural-authorship-in-the-age-of-the-collective-practices Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:30:00 +0000 Diogo Borges Ferreira https://www.archdaily.com/1032507/architectural-authorship-in-the-age-of-the-collective-practices This article is part of our new Opinion section, a format for argument-driven essays on critical questions shaping our field.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1014598/film-premiere-a-voice-for-the-450-plus-by-black-females-in-architecture Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:30:00 +0000 Claire Brodka https://www.archdaily.com/1014598/film-premiere-a-voice-for-the-450-plus-by-black-females-in-architecture Black Females in Architecture (BFA) is a social enterprise supporting a membership of more than 450 Black women in built environment professions worldwide. Founded by architects Neba Sere, Selasi Setufe, and Akua Danso, the group advocates for diversity, race and gender equity across all sectors of the built environment, including architecture, urbanism, landscape, engineering, design, and construction.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1012959/how-the-black-females-in-architecture-network-is-changing-industry-standards Wed, 07 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000 Claire Brodka https://www.archdaily.com/1012959/how-the-black-females-in-architecture-network-is-changing-industry-standards In early 2018, spatial practitioner and Bartlett lecturer Neba Sere hosted a panel discussion at London's Architecture Foundation, where she was one of six young trustees. The topic: beginnings. How to go about them, move ahead, and transform them into something that lasts. Six years later, she looks back on the event as a beginning in itself: that day marked the creation of a WhatsApp group that would turn into Black Females in Architecture (BFA). BFA is now a 500-strong global membership network co-directed by Sere and fellow architects Selasi Setufe and Akua Danso.

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