Race in Architectural Education: Decolonising the Curriculum
Inaugural Black in Architecture Symposium with Oxford Brookes University School of Architecture’s Place, Culture and Identity Research Group
Date & Time: Thursday 21st October 2021, 10AM to 5:15PM
Location: Oxford Brookes Union Hall, Headington Campus, Oxford
Register here. Registration is managed by The Architects’ Project
*Update: download the programme here.
How do we decolonise architectural education in the UK? Oxford Brookes University (OBU) School of Architecture’s Place, Culture and Identity research group and Black in Architecture research unit invites architects, academics, industry professionals and students to come together for a day of seminars and a workshop on decolonising the architecture curriculum.
Participants
Welcome: Christina Godiksen, Head of School, School of Architecture – Oxford Brookes University
Keynote: Neal Shasore, Head of School – The London School of Architecture
Seminars: Dr Supriya Akerkar, Dr Aylin Orbasli and Prof. Marcel Vellinga – Oxford Brookes University
Sanaa Shaikh – Native Studio and DECOSM
Workshop: Bushra Mohamed and Nana Biamah-Ofosu – Studio NYALI
Moderators: Juliet Sakyi-Ansah and Prof. Marcel Vellinga
This event is open to all staff, students and the wider community. Places are limited so please register your interest here as soon as possible. All COVID-19 SOPs will be adhered to.
Race in Architectural Education: Decolonising the Curriculum is organised by Place, Culture and Identity research group in collaboration with Black in Architecture research unit. It is part of a series of research impact activities programmed for the academic year 2021/2022. Black in Architecture is a new research unit from The Architects’ Project initiative, founded and run by Architect and PhD student Juliet Sakyi-Ansah. Black in Architecture is exploring racial equity and aims to create an industry Charter and approach to help address race and systemic racism in UK architecture. The unit is hosted by the Place, Culture and Identity research group at Oxford Brookes University’s School of Architecture for the academic year 2021/2022.
