Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko has won the 2020 RIBA Annie Spink Award for her contribution to architectural education.
Lokko was named the 11th winner of the Annie Spink Award for Excellence in Architectural Education, which is awarded every two years by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to a person who has "made an outstanding contribution to architectural education".
Lokko dedicates award to BLM supporters, GSA teachers and students
"I am deeply humbled by the jury's decision," Lokko said of winning the award. "This award is for everyone who came out in support of the Black Lives Matter protests, which put such difficult and challenging questions on the table for us all."
"It is also dedicated to the teachers and students at the Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Johannesburg, whose tenacity and inventiveness have charted a new path for architectural education." "Together with the profound intellectual generosity I experienced as a student at the Bartlett School of Architecture in the 1990s, they remain crucial touchstones in my teaching practice, now and in whatever comes next," she added.

Lokko founded and led the Graduate School of Architecture (GSA) at the University of Johannesburg, and has taught at institutions including Iowa State University, University of Illinois, Kingston University, University of Westminster and the University of North London.
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