Lesley Lokko Resumé & Professor Lesley Lokko, Professional BSc(Arch), MArch, MPhil, PhD Portfolio Professor Lesley Lokko, BSc(Arch), MArch, MPhil, PhD 1 Image 03: Author photograph. © Debra Hurford Brown. ‘In a completely rational world, the best of us would be teachers and the rest would have to settle for something else.’ — Lee Iacocca My name is Lesley Naa Norle Lokko. I am 56 years old, of Ghanaian-Scottish nationality. Teaching was never my plan. Professor Lesley Lokko, BSc(Arch), MArch, MPhil, PhD 5 2.0 Professional Resumé Personal Information Name: Lesley Naa Norle Lokko, BSc(Arch), MArch, MPhil, PhD Date of Birth: 5 April 1964 Place of Birth: Dundee, Scotland Address: Flat 10, 12 Simpson Loan, Edinburgh EH3 9GP Nationality: Ghanaian/British/South African Permanent Resident Languages: English, French, German, Ga, Spanish (basic) Memberships: Third Space (Founder Member) Society of Authors Transformative Pedagogies (Founder) Foundation54 (Co-Founder) Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bb55T4oQlI https://vimeo.com/226640148 http://makingafrica.net/2015/07/interview-videolesley-lokko/ https://vimeo.com/61900263 https://vimeo.com/164282210 https://vimeo.com/164282550 References: Professor Jonathan Hill Professor of Architecture and Visual Theory The Bartlett School of Architecture University College London E: [email protected] Professor & Dean Emeritus Mark Wigley Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning Columbia University E: [email protected] Sir David Adjaye, MBE Principal, Adjaye Associates E: [email protected] Emeritus Professor Iain Low University of Cape Town E: [email protected] Professor Federico Freschi Executive Dean Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture University of Johannesburg E: [email protected]. Education + Qualifications Secondary Education 1974-81 Ghana International School, Accra, Ghana (10 ‘O’ Levels) 1981-83 St James’ & the Abbey, West Malvern, UK (4 ‘A’ Levels, 1 ‘S’ Level) 1989 College of Further Education, Oxford, UK (2 ‘A’ Levels) Tertiary Education 1984-85 St Catherine’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK BA Hebrew & Arabic (1 year only) 1989-92 Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, London, UK BSc Architecture (RIBA I) 1994-95 Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, London, UK Diploma in Architecture (with Distinction in Design & Technical Studies; RIBA II) 2007 University of London, UK PhD in Architecture 6 Resumé & Professional Portfolio Employment General Employment 1985-86 General O®ces, Los Angeles, CA, USA Administrator 1987-88 American Shizuki Corporation, Canoga Park, CA, USA Marketing Assistant; Marketing Manager 1988-95 Alfred Marks Bureau, Fenchurch Street, London, UK Temporary Secretary; Personal Assistant; Administrator 1994-95 Training Centre, Lloyd’s of London, London, UK Graphic Designer Practice Employment 1991 (summer) Bureau J C Désert, Pte de Clignancourt, Paris, France Architectural Assistant 1992-93 Brandt + Lokko, Windhoek, Namibia Director (Interior Design) 1996-97 Elsie Owusu Architects, London, UK Project Architect 2004-2012 Lokko Associates, Accra, Ghana Director Academic Employment 2019–2020 Dean and Professor of Architecture, The Bernard & Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, The City College of New York. Responsible for: institutional vision and leadership; financial management and budget control; HR; operations and facilities; fundraising; alumni liaison; events; communications; curriculum and program development; recruitment & marketing; exhibitions & publications; legal and institutional compliance; accreditation. 2014–2019 Director & Founder and Professor of Architecture, Graduate School of Architecture, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. Responsible for: setting up the school; vision and leadership; budget; HR; operations and facilities; events; communications; curriculum and program development; recruitment & marketing; exhibitions & publications; accreditation. 2005-2008 Visiting Professor, University of Westminster, London, UK Responsible for: course set-up; teaching: reviews, examinations and crits 2001-2002 Academic Leader in Strategic Planning and External Aairs, University of North London, London, UK. Responsible for: Teaching in 1st Year Degree Studio; Diploma Electives; Management: Director of External Aairs; Strategic Planning; Senior Management Group; Faculty Management Team; Faculty Marketing Action Group; Faculty Board; Team Member–MA History, Theory & Interpretation 2000-2001 Senior Lecturer, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames, UK . Responsible for: Course Director: MArch Identity and Architecture; Course Leader: 2nd/3rd Year Degree Studio; Course Leader: Sustainable Environments, Degree School; Course Sta: 3rd Year Dissertations; Course Sta: 2nd Year Cultural Studies. 1998-2000 Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Duties included: Teaching: Course Leader—4th Year Undergraduate Studio, 1st Year Undergraduate Studio, 1st Year MArch Studio, 3rd Year MArch Studio; Course Leader, Elective Seminars (History and Theory); Course Leader, History and Theory Survey Course. 1997-98 Assistant Professor of Architecture, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA Duties incluede: Teaching: Course Leader, Elective Seminar; Member, MArch Thesis Review. 1996-97 Lecturer (part-time), University of Greenwich, London, UK 1995-97 Lecturer (part-time), Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London, UK Professor Lesley Lokko, BSc(Arch), MArch, MPhil, PhD 7 Employment (non-academic) Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK Orion Publishing Group, London, UK UC-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA Novelist KTH, Stockholm, Sweden Westminster University, London, UK Sundowners (2004) UCT, Cape Town, South Africa Saron Skies (2005) 2001-2003 Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK Bitter Chocolate (2008) UC-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA Rich Girl, Poor Girl (2009) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA One Secret Summer (2010) Florence Program, Italy A Private Aair (2011) Prague Program, Czech Republic An Absolute Deception (2012) KTH, Stockholm, Sweden Little White Lies (2013) UCT, Cape Town, South Africa In Love & War (2014) WITS, Johannesburg, South Africa The Last Debutante (2016) 2004-2016 Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK A Trophy Wife (2020) UCT, Cape Town, South Africa The Bid (2022) WITS, Johannesburg, South Africa Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK With translations in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Westminster University, London, UK Polish, Czech, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Turkish, Russian, Studio X, Columbia University, New York, USA Albanian, Dutch University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden 2017 UCT, Cape Town, South Africa Visiting Professorships Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA, USA Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA 2008 Visiting Professor, University of Westminster, 2018 Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK London, UK WITS, Johannesburg, South Africa 2005 Visiting African Scholar, University of Cape Town, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden South Africa 1999 Martin Luther King Visiting Professor, University Invited Lecturer of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 1995-96 Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK Visiting Critic University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK 1996-97 UIC, Chicago, IL, USA 1995-96 University of Westminster, London, UK Prince of Wales’s Institute of Architecture, University of Kingston, London, UK London, UK University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA Southbank University, London, UK University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK 1997-98 Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA The Architectural Association, London, UK Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland, UK 1st International Seminar of Industrial 1996-97 University of Kingston, London, UK Architecture, Vittoria-Gasteiz, Spain University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 1998-2000 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Southbank University, London, UK Urbana,IL, USA Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA The Architectural Association, London, UK 2000-2001 Royal University of Stockholm (KTH), University of Greenwich, London, UK Stockholm, Sweden Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA University of Cape Town, South Africa 1997-98 University of Kingston, London, UK Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London, Southbank University, London, UK UK Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK KTH Stockholm, Sweden The Architectural Association, London, UK 2001-2003 British Sociological Associations and the Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA Landscape Research Group, London, UK UIC, Chicago, IL, USA Centre for Globalisation Studies, University of IIT, Chicago, IL, USA California at Berkeley, CA, USA 1998-99 University of Kingston, London, UK Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK The Photographers’ Gallery, London, UK The Architectural Association, London, UK Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames, UK University of East London, London, UK KTH Stockholm, Sweden Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA University of Brighton, Brighton, UK Columbia University, New York, USA Third Space Events IIT, Chicago, IL, USA 2002 Cowcross Galleries, London, UK University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Tuskegee University,