At a Distance - Lesley Lokko on Imagining the Future Through an African Lens

Lesley Lokko on Imagining the Future Through an African Lens

03/13/23 • 27 min

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Architect and novelist Lesley Lokko, the founder and director of the African Futures Institute and the curator of this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, discusses how, for her, the rich context of Africa has always served as a “testing ground for ideas” about the future; why she has become disenchanted with the academic establishment over time; and how architects serve as translators between the imaginary and the real.

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