Her(e), otherwise - architecture in several acts

: her(e) otherwise is a series of discussions bringing together the practices of women working in, from, and for, the African world: Continent, islands, diaspora and imaginary worlds. The aim is to disrupt the systems validating access to the profession of architect, which often do not recognise the alternative and experimental methods used by Black women in architecture to negotiate through the practice.

The various project formats (digital platforms, conference and workshops) are designed to make it easier for women to connect at different stages of their involvement in the architectural sphere (students, trainees, researchers, emerging and world-renowned architects), favouring a non-hierarchical format to facilitate dialogue.

Architects: Anna Nnenna Abengowe (Nigeria/ UK), Tuliza Sindi (South Africa/DRC/ Burundi), Nzinga Bi (Senegal), Stella Mutegi (Kenya), Tatu Gatere (Kenya), Kgaugelo Lekalakala (South Africa)…

Curated by:

Patricia Anahory (Cape Verde), architect and designer, holds a master’s degree in architecture from Princeton University (United States). From 2009 to 2012, she was director of CIDLOT, a research centre at the University of Cape Verde focusing on the dynamics of land colonisation, rapid urban growth and development. In 2011, she co-founded Xu Collective, an interdisciplinary art collective enabling a critical understanding of urban dynamics, architecture, the environment and intermedia studies.
-› Her Website, and her instagram page

Tuliza Sindi (Burundi / Democratic Republic of Congo / South Africa) 
-› Instagram pages : Brnwshza et gsa_unit19

Anna Abengowe (Nigeria / United Kingdom) 
Mawena Yehouessi (Benin /Togo /Senegal / France) 
-› Her website : Mawena Yehouessi et Black to the future