2024-05-04T02:17:17-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150243387/multi-talented-architect-and-academic-advocate-lesley-lokko-is-awarded-the-2020-riba-annie-spink-award Katherine Guimapang 2021-01-04T14:00:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8d/8da93760aafcf36e8446216a491dbcbb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Since 2000 RIBA has presented the Annie Spink Award to individuals for their outstanding work and contributions to architectural academia. This year the prestigious biennial prize has been awarded to the multi-talented architect and academic advocate Lesley Lokko. Growing up in Ghana and Scotland, her journey towards a career in architecture has led her to become an impactful practitioner, best-selling novelist, and long-time architectural educator. Her dedication to the profession and academia has deemed her notoriety and praise.</p> <p>Upon receiving the award, Lokko shares in a statement, "I am deeply humbled by the jury's decision. This award is for everyone who came out in support of the Black Lives Matter protests, which put such difficult and challenging questions on the table for us all. It is also dedicated to the teachers and students at the Graduate School of Architecture at the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/30226250/university-of-johannesburg" target="_blank">University of Johannesburg</a>, whose tenacity and inventiveness have charted a new path for architectura...</p>