Siufan Adey and Thomas Aquilina of Afterparti present the architecture collective’s manifesto in the second part of Virtual Design Festival’s collaboration with the London Festival of Architecture.
Afterparti, which was born out of the New Architecture Writers (NAW) programme for emerging BAME writers, creates zines –non-commercial magazines – and events that promote underrepresented voices in architecture and design.
For the London Festival of Architecture’s series Manifestos: Architecture for a New Generation, which Dezeen is broadcasting a selection of as part of Virtual Design Festival, Adey and fellow Afterparti member Aquilina explained the work Afterparti is doing to realise the inclusive, transdisciplinary future it envisions for architecture.
“We explore big ideas on contemporary urban space through the lenses of identity and race. We want to tackle the uncomfortable subjects,” Aquilina explained. “We think of ourselves, in some ways, as part of the next generation of culture-makers.”
The collective was chosen for LFA’s Manifestos series by Joseph Henry, senior project officer in the Greater London Authority in the Regeneration team.
“Afterparti contributes and provides a platform for socially intelligent and urgent ideas about our urban space,” Henry said.
“Their agenda of critical thinking about race and identity has been missing in contemporary architectural discourse. They are vital voices for London.”
Afterparti’s nine members are Siufan Adey, Thomas Aquilina, Nile Bridgeman, Marwa El Mubark, Josh Fenton, Tara Okeke, Aoi Phillips, Samson Seyi Famusan and Shukri Sultan.
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