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by Paul Burkhardt
March 2024
The Ghanaian-Scottish architect and academic, who founded the African Futures Institute, received top honours from the Royal Institute of British Architects. -
by Oliver Wainwright
January 2024
The unstoppable Ghanaian Scot, who shook up the Venice Biennale with a focus on the scars of postcolonial Africa, has now made history by winning architecture’s prestigious award
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by Leisha Chi-Santorelli
January 2024
Lesley Lokko has become the first African woman to be awarded the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture, for her work to "democratise" the industry.
The honour is given by the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) and approved by the monarch each year.
Ghanaian-Scottish Lokko was also made an OBE in the recent New Year Honours list by King Charles, who is known to have a keen interest in architecture.
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by Tom Ravenscroft
April 2024
Architects Lesley Lokko and Marina Tabassum have been named on the list of the 100 most influential people of 2024 by Time. The architects are included alongside world leaders, artists and sports stars in the annually published list of people the US magazine judges as the world's most influential. Read more