Going Back: Home

A conversation on heritage, identity and belonging in London through West African and wider lived perspectives.

Image: Tony Ray-Jones/RIBA Collections

Going Back: Home

A conversation on heritage, identity and belonging in London through West African and wider lived perspectives.

Thursday 11th June

18:00 - 19:30 (Arrivals from 17:30)

Activity Type
Talk
Free

What does it mean to belong in a city like London? This event begins with a keynote by Kwamena Beecham, Founder of +TwoThreeThree, exploring belonging through a West African lens and reflecting on the role of heritage, identity, community and shared experience in shaping how we connect to people and place.

The conversation will then open out to invited speakers, each bringing their own perspective on belonging: what informs it, what disrupts it, and what they believe needs to change for more people to feel represented, included and connected.

Together, the event invites Architects, Designers, Artists, Students, Community Organisers, Built Environment Professional and anyone interested in identity, culture and belonging in London for a broader reflection on belonging in London.

Location

London Museum Studios, First Floor

Studio Smithfield,
1 East Poultry Avenue
EC1A 9PT

There are lifts that are available and there will be volunteers from the London Museum who can help with wayfinding.

Accessible toilet
Baby changing facility
Changing places toilet

N/A

Image: Tony Ray-Jones/RIBA Collections

Free

Booking required

Kwamena Beecham

Founder & Director, +TwoThreeThree , Kwamena is the Founding Director of +TwoThreeThree and oversees all projects. He is an award winning, Chartered Architect, Project Manager and Educator with an extensive career within the built environment. He has a passion and expertise in developing creative proposals and pushing conventional design boundaries to create solutions that are fit for purpose and unique. Kwamena is a keen advocate for change within the Design and Construction industry and is a leading voice in creating equitable spaces for all. He is a visiting lecturer in Architecture, is a member of NLA’s Diverse Leaders Steering Group and a DE&I advisor.

Ramsey Yassa

Nooma Studio , Ramsey Yassa was born and raised in inner-city London. His mother is an author of Children's literature, and his father is a restaurateur, they both met in the UK at a young age after emigrating from Egypt in the 1970s. Ramsey’s upbringing is reflected in his exploration of play and narrative as tools of change. He is a proud Londoner, committed to addressing issues of social justice through his design methodology. Ramsey is the founding director of award-winning architecture firm NOOMA Studio, an interdisciplinary practice of architects and creatives with a heartfelt connection to London. NOOMA’s work has gained the practice a place in the Architects' Journal's 40 under 40 'as one of Architecture's brightest up-and-coming talents'

Silvia Amoros

LB Waltham Forest , Silvia is an architect, LSE MSc Cities graduate, and Public Practice alum with over 20 years' international experience in the sector. Her expertise spans architecture, public realm design, and participatory engagement, with a focus on shaping inclusive, sustainable, and fair urban futures. Across Barcelona and London, she has led child-friendly initiatives from public realm transformations to the design of schools and community centres. Silvia also develops cross-disciplinary learning programmes that spark children’s curiosity about cities. She's currently leading the delivery of £8.4M Child-Friendly Chingford programme, giving voice to young people to shape their neighbourhoods.

Nicholas Okwulu

PemPeople , Nicholas is a community enabler with a history of delivering projects that make an impact from starting bike projects in Lambeth and Southwark to being the first leaseholder of the BMX Track Southwark to running three pop-up shops on Peckham High Street, his work is diverse. He repurposed 65 abandoned garages into a creative hub (LEX1), supporting local creatives to enter new spaces. Nicholas was a Producer for Tate Exchange, founded Southwark Untold, and is a Co-Founder of Southwark Design District, where he enables young and first-time curators to curate mainstream events. He has just completed two two-storey buildings for LEX2 (which he founded) after raising £3.88 Million through Southwark Council, Mayor of London and MHCLG. This project aims to support local residents during the regeneration of Old Kent Road, enabling them to participate in the area's future.

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