Nana presents a photo essay of London’s South Bank Centre and considers how its public spaces frame a sense of generosity.
Nana Biamah-Ofosu as an architectural designer, researcher and writer practising in London, UK. She combines practice with teaching at the Kingston School of Art and The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. Nana is particularly drawn to the complexities of the modern African city and the relationship between the individual artefact, the house, and its connections to the collective, the fabric and structure of the city.
The talk formed part of Economy Class, a one-day seminar concerned with the various economies at play around and within architecture, which was curated by Richard Hall.
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