31-year-old, London-based architect Selasi Setufe has been awarded a Member of the Orders of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to diversity in architecture in the Queen’s 2022 New Year’s Honors. 

Setufe is currently a Senior Architect and Innovative Sites Program Manager at development and urban regeneration company Be First Regeneration Limited. In 2018, she co-founded the Black Females in Architecture (BFA) network, and is also a trustee and ex Co-Vice President for Students and Associates at the Royal Institute of British Architects. With BFA, Setufe has worked as the organization's membership manager, ensuring that its membership continues to grow and develop.

Setufe received her Bachelor’s degree in architecture at the University of Portsmouth and her Master’s at the Manchester School of Architecture. According to BFA’s profile on the architect, she is “exploring socially responsive approaches to design, architecture and placemaking with particular focus on cultural and environmental issues.”

Our very own @selasi_s has been awarded an MBE for her services to diversity in architecture. Selasi is a Senior Architect & Innovative Sites Manager @befirstdesign @befirstregeneration.
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We couldn’t be more proud ✨ a true super girl, but we already knew that! #SelasiSetufeMBE pic.twitter.com/yeYmPOLhFY
— Black Females in Architecture (@BlackFemArc) January 3, 2022

“It's a great honour to be recognised and I hope this opens doors for even greater work to be accomplished,” Setufe told The Architects’ Journal. “Most importantly though, I look forward to increased awareness of the changes that are needed within the profession and to seeing action taken to make the profession more equitable and diverse.”