Lesley Lokko

**Lesley Naa Norle Lokko** yɛ  Ghana-Scottish dansefoɔ, adesuani ne nnwoma twerɛfoɔ. Firi mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne du nkron dekɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne aduonu mu no na ɔyɛ okunini na ɔsomm sɛ Dean wɔ Benard ne Anne Spitzer school of Architecture City College wɔ New York, na ɔsane wɔ diberɛ wɔ adekyerɛ mu ne nnwuma ahodoɔ pii wɔ Johannesburg, London, Nkran ne Edinburgh.

Wɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne du num mu no, Lokko sii Graduate school of Architecture (GSA) wɔ University of Johannesburg- abibirem sukuu a wɔde ama postgraduate adansifoɔ nnwomasua. Ɔbaa Nkran, Ghana wɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne aduonu baako na ɔbɛwui Africa Futures Institute, postgraduate sukuu ma adansifoɔ ne beaɛ a dɔm yɛ nhyiamudeɛ wɔ hɔ.

## Abrabɔ ahyɛaseɛ ne nnwomasua

Wɔwoo Lokko wɔ Dundee, Ghana dɔkotani bi a ɔpaepae nnipa mu babaa ne scottish maame, ɛnyiniiɛ wɔ Ghana ne Scotland. Berɛ a ɔdii mfeɛ du nson no ɔkɔɔ ankorankorɛ sukuu a wɔda hɔ wɔ England. Ɔhyɛɛ aseɛ suaa Hebrew ne Arabic kasa wɔ Oxford University, na ɔgyae saa adesua no kɔɔ United States. Ɔwie BSc(Arch) adesua wɔ Bartlett School of Architecture, University College of London, wɔ afe apem ahankron ne aduokron mmienu, ne MArch wɔ afe apem ahankron ne aduokron num, na ɛtoaso kɔpɛɛ PhD wɔ Architecture mu firii University of London wɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne nson mu.

## Nnwuma
Nnoɔma a Lokko twerɛ faa ho no pii tirimpɔ no gyina amammerɛ ne ntɔn a obi bɔ ho.  Na ɔkyerɛ adeɛ dabiara wɔ South Africa, ɛna wakyerɛ adeɛ pɛn wɔ United Kingdom ne United States. Mpɛmpii no ɔtwerɛ biribi fa adansie nhwehwɛmu ho. Ɔma ntoboa wɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne du nkron New Daughter's of Africa mu(a Margaret Busby yɛɛ nsesamu). Wɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne nan mu no ɔdaa ne nnwoma a ɛdikan, Sundowners, a Guardian top 49 bestseller adi maa amansan hunuuiɛ, na nnwoma du baako nso di soɔ. Wɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne aduonu no ɔde ne nnwoma Soul sisters firii Orion kɔɔ PanMacmillan.

Lokko akyerɛ architecture wɔ wiase afanaa nyinaa. Ansa na ɔrebɛkɔ United States no na ɔyɛ okunini abɛdiakyire wɔ Architecture mu wɔ Lowa State University firi afe apem ahankron ne aduokron nnwɔtwe ne University of Illinois wɔ Chicago firi afe apem ahankron ne aduokron nnwɔtwe dekɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu. Wɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu mu no, ɔbɛyɛɛ Martin Luther King nsrahwɛ okunini wɔ Architecture mu wɔ university of Michigan. Ɛno akyire na ɔkɔɔ United Kingdom bɛyɛ mfeɛ du, a ɔkyerɛ Architecture wɔ Kingston University of North London ɛna ɛno akyire no ɔkɔɔ University of Westminster, ɛhɔ na ɔsii seisei Masters of Arts programme wɔ Architecture mu, Cultural identity ne Globalisation(MACIG).

Wɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne du num mu no, Lokko bɛyɛɛ Obiba ɔda Graduate school ne Associate Professor of Architecture ano a wɔbue nkyɛeɛ no ano wɔ University of Johannesburg. Ɛna na ɔyɛ GSA Kɔfabaeɛ wɔ amanyɔsɛm bi a na ɛrekɔ so wɔ South Africa.

Wɔ Ayɛwohommumɔ bosome wɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne du nkron mu no wɔtoo ne din sɛ Dean of the Bernard ne Anne Spitzer school of Architecture wɔ City College of New York, a ɔkaa saa diberɛ nom kɔsii mfep mpem mmienu ne aduonu. Seisei ɔno ɔkɔfaa Africa Futures Institute baeɛ a ɔda ano wɔ Nkran, Ghana.

Wɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne aduonu baako mu no, wɔyii no sɛ obi a ɔda dwumakuo bi ano wɔ du nnwɔtwe Venice Biennale of Architecture, a wɔbɛbue no wɔ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne aduonu mmiɛnsa mu.

## Abasobɔdeɛ ne nkaeɛ

* Mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne aduonu baako (2021) wɔmaa no Ada Louise Huxtable akyɛdeɛ sɛ waboa wɔ adansideɛ mu.
* Mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne aduonu (2020) RIBA Annie Spink abasobɔdeɛ.

## Nnwuma bi a wada no adie ama amansan ahunu

* 2000: *White Papers, Black Marks: Race, Culture, Architecture*
* 2004: *Sundowners*
* 2005: *Saffron Skies*
* 2008: *Bitter Chocolate*
* 2009: *Rich Girl, Poor Girl*
* 2010: *One Secret Summer*
* 2011: *A Private Affair*
* 2012: *An Absolute Deception*
* 2014: *Little White Lies*
* 2016: *The Last Debutante*
* 2021: *Soul Sisters*

**Sɛ Sesamufoɔ**.

* 2000: *White Papers, Black Marks: Architecture, Race, Culture*
* 2017: *FOLIO: Journal of Contemporary African Architecture*
* 2020: *FOLIO: Journal of Contemporary African Architecture Vol* 

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