RIBA honors Royal Gold Medalist Lesley Lokko in London ceremony

Lesley Lokko formally received the 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture at a ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects headquarters in London this week. The award, which was presented to Lokko on behalf of King Charles by RIBA President Muyiwa Oki, enshrines her dedication and creativity in leading the 2023 Venice Biennale along with other curatorial and educational efforts which have spearheaded a push for professional and academic representation while advancing a narrative about the lessons African and other non-Western architectures can teach the broader profession.Speaking to the more than 400 attendees gathered in RIBA's 66 Portland Place headquarters, Oki remarked: "Lesley Lokko is a true agent of change who has successfully shifted the dial and pioneered a more equitable approach to architectural education, dialogue, and discourse."Upon receiving her Gold Medal, Lokko stated: "To be 'seen' across the full spectrum of the discipline, from its margins to its very center, is a special and unique kind of recognition."Read the full post on Bustler