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Lesley Lokko
OBE
Lokko in 2010
Born
Lesley Naa Norle Lokko

1964 (age 59–60)
Dundee, Scotland
NationalityGhanaian-Scottish
Alma materUniversity College London[1]
Occupation(s)Architect, academic, novelist
Known forFounder of African Futures Institute
AwardsRIBA Annie Spink Award (2020)
Ada Louise Huxtable Prize (2021)
Royal Gold Medal (2024)
Websitewww.lesleylokko.com

Lesley Naa Norle Lokko OBE (born 1964) is a Ghanaian-Scottish architect, academic, and novelist.[1] From 2019 to 2020, she was a professor and served as Dean of the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture in New York,[2] in addition to holding teaching and other positions in Johannesburg, London, Accra and Edinburgh.[3]

In 2015, Lokko established the Graduate School of Architecture (GSA) at University of Johannesburg – an African school dedicated to postgraduate architecture education.[4] She returned to Accra, Ghana, in 2021 and established the African Futures Institute, a postgraduate school of architecture and public events platform. In January 2024, Lokko was announced by the Royal Institute of British Architecture (RIBA) as recipient of the Royal Gold Medal, one of the world's highest honours for architecture.[5]

  1. ^ a b Lesley Naa Norle Lokko Archived 23 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Pan African Writers' Association.
  2. ^ "Lesley Lokko". The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ "About Lesley", Official website
  4. ^ "About the Graduate School of Architecture". Graduate School of Architecture. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Lesley Lokko to receive Royal Gold Medal 2024 for architecture". Architecture.com (Press release). RIBA. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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