Spatial Practices CSM

Congratulations to MA Cities graduate Tolu Faleti who has been shortlisted for the TET Inspire Future Generations Awards .

Stemming from Tolu’s MA Cities thesis, the ‘Primary City: Creative City Making & Urban Literacy for Children Project’ critically reviews policy interventions and design practices, conceptualizing infrastructure frameworks to support inclusive processes. It highlights the discourse around building capacity and agency in primary school year groups to engage with their built environment.

Born out of an interest in what voices are represented in planning, designing and executing regeneration and development schemes, alongside a keenness to punch holes through a sometimes seemingly opaque statutory system of consultancy and desire to integrate engagement, lessons learned and live project feedback into the process of development.
The project is situated in live research, combining creative education, tactile urbanism and school engagement.

A full house for the 2025 AIA UK/ RIBA Keynote Lecture with architect Lina Ghotmeh last night, hosted by Spatial Practices with the AIA_UK .uk and RIBA .

Thank you to Lina Ghotmeh for the uplifting and eloquent talk sharing your work and practice, and to all of you who joined us at Central Saint Martins for the evening.

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1. Lina Ghotmeh presenting her work and practice.
2. Shumi Bose & Lina Ghotmeh in conversation with the audience during the Q&A.
3. Valerie Vaughan-Dick, CEO RIBA introducing the lecture.
4. Lina Ghotmeh talking about her work and practice.
5. The audience attending the talk.
6. Side view of Lina Ghotmeh presenting her work to a full room.

We are excited to announce a talk with architect Lina Ghotmeh, hosted jointly with the American Institute of Architects (AIA UK) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Recently named in the TIME100 Next 2025 list as one of the world’s most influential leaders shaping the future, Paris-based Lina Ghotmeh is recognised for her work forming new spaces and dialogues through her “Archeology of the Future” approach to architecture.

Join us in person for the talk, followed by a drinks reception.

📅 Thursday, 13 November

🕡 6:30pm

📍LVMH Theatre
Central Saint Martins
Kings Cross, N1C 4AA

🎟️ Tickets: book via link in bio

£10 - AIA and RIBA members
£20 - General admission
£5 - Students [not from UAL]
Free - UAL / CSM students + staff [UAL ID will be required on entry]

image: Lina Ghotmeh
image credit: © David Levene