Sanaa Shaikh presents her research on the Colonisation of Urban Space, as part of Blueprint for Decolonisation, a symposium organised in collaboration with the Asian Architects Association (AAA) exploring the steps towards a decolonised architectural education.
You can find out more about DECOSM, a collective research group exploring how to decolonise our built environment, led by Neba Sere, Umi Lovecraft and Sanaa Shaikh. https://decosm.world/
Sanaa Shaikh is an Architect, educator and activist with a passion for inclusion in the built environment. After graduating from the Bartlett and the Architectural Association, she worked for a number of practices in London. She has worked to encourage wider participation in the built environment from marginalised groups and has designed, led and participated in workshops with the Stephen Lawrence Foundation, Construction Youth Trust, Open City and the Manchester Museum. Sanaa teaches, examines and critiques at various universities, encouraging the discourse between education and practice at the Architectural Association, Oxford Brookes University and Central Saint Martins. She is a director at Native Studio, an architecture practice that seeks to create accessible and inclusive places and spaces.
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