Architectural practice is a process. The making of spatial experiences is underpinned by the ways we speak and write about our experiences, building cultures, and spatial memories. In this lecture, Biamah-Ofosu explores the process of architectural practice through the lens of the hybrid practitioner – who makes, writes, and speaks architecture. The lecture will focus on the process of making space, through the work of Studio NYALI, an architecture, design, and research practice Biamah-Ofosu co-founded in 2021. It will also explore her ongoing research on the African Compound House and her contributions to leading architecture and design journals and publications. In describing the role of the hybrid practitioner in architectural practice today, the lecture will uncover how these different modes of working in architecture can be used to develop new forms of practices, methodologies, and building cultures that can speak to the needs of our current times and possible future.
@biamah.ofosu is a Ghanaian-born qualified architect, educator, researcher and writer based in London. She is a co-founder of Studio NYALI, based in London. The work of the practice aims to centre peripheral identities, cultures and people by examining, challenging and shifting architectural critiques and narratives towards a more inclusive, holistic understanding of the built environment. Previous projects include the ArchiAfrika Pavilion as part of the European Cultural Centre’s Time Space Existence exhibition for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice and the design of Althea McNish: Colour is Mine, a retrospective exhibition of Althea McNish at the William Morris Gallery.
www.studionyali.com