by Erin Spencer Sairam

January 2026

Lokko has been honoured in Forbes 50 Over 50 Global 2026, recognised for a body of work that has reshaped architectural education, and repositioned Africa at the centre of contemporary architectural discourse.

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by Caleb Oheneba – Takyi

July 2025

Few figures have left as profound a mark on the global architecture discourse in the 21st century as Professor Lesley Lokko. An architect, academic, and celebrated curator, Lokko has long challenged the structural conventions of architectural education and its limited representation of African and diasporic voices.

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by Rosa Rahimi

June 2025

The Ghanaian‑Scottish architect and academic, fresh from directing the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale and receiving the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in January 2024, has launched the Nomadic African Studio in Accra. The initiative, incubated by the African Futures Institute, will travel across Africa, forging a pan‑continental dialogue through architectural education and design practice.

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by Nour Fakharany

January 2025

Lokko has been honoured in the BBC’s 100 Most Influential Women of 2024 list, recognised for her leadership in architectural education, decolonisation, and sustainability. Her inclusion underscores her expanding influence beyond design into broader cultural and social transformation  .

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by Lesley Lokko

December 2024

Wallpaper magazine’s annual review highlights Lokko’s multidisciplinary impact—bridging fiction, academia, and curatorship. It traces her journey from Venice curator to founder of a mobile studio that reshapes architectural discourse on the African continent  .

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by Serena Scarpello

February 2025

In a Salonemilano session, Lokko delves into how African identity and decolonised pedagogies can redefine architecture’s future. She addresses spatial justice, education, and transcontinental practice models.

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by Shalom Esene

December 2024

As Africa’s creative ecosystem thrives, Lokko’s architectural practice intersects with cultural visionaries like curator Koyo Kouoh—both shaping forward‑looking narratives ahead of global events such as the Venice Biennale.

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by Delaina Dixon

January 2024

Ebony’s Power 100 video series spotlights Lokko for reimagining architecture as a STEM field. Her multifaceted roles as writer, educator and curator earned her recognition as a notable innovator in design and technology.

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