37 min
03: Elsie Owusu & Yẹmí Àlàdérun 29% Equal
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29% Equal in conversation with Part W, Episode 03: Elsie Owusu & Yẹmí Àlàdérun.
Hosted & produced by Sarah Ackland
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In this episode Yẹmí Àlàdérun, an activist, architect, development manager, Co-Founder of Paradigm network and core member of Part W Collective speaks with Elsie Owusu OBE. Elsie, an architect and activist herself has broken the glass ceiling many times and in 2000 she founded her own practice, Elsie Owusu Architects. Elsie is also the founder of the Society of Black Architects. Throughout her career she has questioned the architectural profession and stood firm. Elsie and Yẹmí discuss her campaign to become president of the RIBA, working with Peter Blake, and her defining moment, refurbishing the Supreme Court. This episode was incredible to produce, it took place during the 2021 Euro Football games which Elsie uses to ask us; why doesn’t our profession look as diverse as the England team? Elsie shares with us a woman who inspires her, which I think is my favourite of the series and gives advice to her younger self; learn how to show off.
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This podcast has been created with thanks to the RIBA Research Fund and supported by Katie Lloyd Thomas of Newcastle University.
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If you would like to support the valuable work of Part W please do via the link here or through their website.
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Photocredits: Grant Smith (Image of Elsie Owusu)
Graphics by Mackinnon Byrne
29% Equal in conversation with Part W, Episode 03: Elsie Owusu & Yẹmí Àlàdérun.
Hosted & produced by Sarah Ackland
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In this episode Yẹmí Àlàdérun, an activist, architect, development manager, Co-Founder of Paradigm network and core member of Part W Collective speaks with Elsie Owusu OBE. Elsie, an architect and activist herself has broken the glass ceiling many times and in 2000 she founded her own practice, Elsie Owusu Architects. Elsie is also the founder of the Society of Black Architects. Throughout her career she has questioned the architectural profession and stood firm. Elsie and Yẹmí discuss her campaign to become president of the RIBA, working with Peter Blake, and her defining moment, refurbishing the Supreme Court. This episode was incredible to produce, it took place during the 2021 Euro Football games which Elsie uses to ask us; why doesn’t our profession look as diverse as the England team? Elsie shares with us a woman who inspires her, which I think is my favourite of the series and gives advice to her younger self; learn how to show off.
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This podcast has been created with thanks to the RIBA Research Fund and supported by Katie Lloyd Thomas of Newcastle University.
-
If you would like to support the valuable work of Part W please do via the link here or through their website.
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Photocredits: Grant Smith (Image of Elsie Owusu)
Graphics by Mackinnon Byrne
37 min