Lesley Lokko荣获非洲文化偶像奖，表彰其在建筑教育与讨论领域的贡献

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Lesley Lokko. Image © Festus Jackson-Davis Written by Antonia Piñeiro Published on March 16, 2026 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1039636/lesley-lokko-receives-african-cultural-icon-award-for-her-contributions-to-architectural-education-and-discourse Clipboard “COPY” Copy 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.
Photos from the first edition of the Nomadic African Studio in Morocco, 2025. Image © Guessom Ouedraogo The African Futures Institute was founded in 2021 in Accra as a new model for architectural education centered on three areas: teaching, research, and public events. The first edition of its pan-African flagship program dedicated to rethinking education and practice, t he Nomadic African Studio (NAS), was held in Fez, Morocco, in 2025 , with the next iteration taking place in Accra from 20 July to 14 August 2026. Following the institute’s vision to explore diverse, radical, and genuinely inclusive ways to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges, the NAS program is conceived as a response to the limitations of conventional Western-centric models of architectural and spatial education. Both platforms aim to position Africa as a central generator of ideas about the future, recognizing the continent as one of the world’s youngest and fastest-urbanizing regions and therefore a starting point for new forms of thinking and education.
Exhibition by the African Futures Institute at the Venice Architecture Biennale