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The biggest challenge I have faced, particularly lately, has been to persuade students that those changes will happen. That the experience of architectural education will change the way they think, see and act, and that the change is worth it.
Leslie Lokko 2019 Decolonization is a Gift
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UNCOVERING THE INVISIBLE Joint Thesis - Nariza Hopley & Thelma Mbewe
Initial Site Response Narratives
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USING A REGENERATIVE APPROACH, COULD MAKING INVISIBLE COMMUNITIES VISIBLE ENCOURAGE SOCIAL COHESION?
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Research Question
Regenerative Design
Legacy of Migration
Democracy and Ownership
Resilient Communities
Super-Diverse Thamesmead
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‘trans-ethnography’ engages within and across a compendium of urban localities, to understand how accelerated migration and urban ‘superdiversity’ transform the contemporary global city.
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Suzanne Hall, Super-diverse street: a trans-ethnography’ across migrant localities 2016
Elevations of Rye Lane, Peckham Highlighting the visibility of the diversity of the street through businesses
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A common ground for the people of Thamesmead. As visible as a high street, and as adaptable as a public square.
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Precedent
Key Moves
Existing Site
Green Infrastructure
Served Square
Zoning of Uses
Built Forum
Sheltering Canopy
Integrated Massing
Regenerative Design
Legacy of Migration
Democracy and Ownership
Resilient Communities
Collage view from regenerative tower, engaging with building services, the biodiverse roof and the new public realm in Thamesmead
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Oppong-Asare is re-elected on the pledge to honour the ’Legacy of Migrants’ legislation through a catalytic urban project in South Thamesmead.
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Policy Paper
The charter for migrants: The honorary legacy of migrants white paper.
Published 20 October 2025 Last updated 17 June 2027
Executive Summary Chapter 1: To be safe in your country Chapter 2: To be treated with respect
Executive Summary This charter sets out the actions the government will take to ensure that migrants in the UK are safe, are listened to, have a space in British society and have access to legal aid and redress when things go wrong.
Chapter 3: To decolonise
A new Charter for the legacy of migrants
education
There is the recognition that we have a long way to go to undo the systematic racism and remove discriminatory laws currently in place. This new policy paper
Chapter 4: To have your voice heard Chapter 5: Future Policy Inclusion
is only the first step. Our new Charter sets out what every migrant and permanent UK resident should be able to expect:
Glossary
Independent review by Wendy Williams
Annex A: Key measures for changing the systemmatic racism within the UK.
1. To be safe in your country. We will work with local authorities, police, ministry of justice and other government systems to ensure that your rights are met. 2. To be treated with respect. We will enhance current laws on hate crimes and undo discriminatory prejudice implemented by the Hostile Environment Act. 3. To decolonise education. We will revise national curriculum to include the history of migrants and non-Eurocentric academia throughout primary, secondary and higher education. 4. To have your voice heard. We will hold space in public office for representation from all backgrounds. 5. To ensure all future policies made are inclusive. We will
March 2020 HC 93
encourage a diverse range of representatives from a variety of backgrounds reviewing future policies.
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The beauty of the pavilion’s design is that it stands bold and proud surrounded by the history of Sir John Soane’s iconic building, celebrating history and culture. The Colour Palace (Ilori, 2019)
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“ Architecture students are addressing key issues of social justice in their work - and the profession can lean from them.
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Emily Booth Things are gettigng worse for BAME architects
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The most important thing is we are telling our story in our way, in our words.
Rob Cotterell 2021 SADACCA Chairman
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