The African Futures Institute is the brainchild of Professor Lesley Lokko OBE, winner of the 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture and Curator of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia. It began life in 2021 in Accra, Ghana as a new model for architectural education centred on three areas: teaching, research and public events. Since then, it has branched into new territories including curatorial practice, exhibitions, and publishing. After the success of the Venice Architecture Biennale, involving its curatorial, research and administrative teams, the African Futures Institute is now committed to developing new forms of teaching through its new and innovative Nomadic African Studio. Details of the studio programme will be announced in September 2024.