Alternative Urbanism (Venice Biennale 2025)
research Alternative Urbanisim: Self-organizing Markets of Lagos 19th Venice Architecture Biennale Date Published 10th May, 2025 LOCATION Aresenale, Venice, Italy The diversity, intensity, and concentration of self-organised markets in Lagos, Nigeria, are visible at the macro scale. Alternative Urbanism: The Self-Organised Markets of Lagos offers a glimpse into an alternative urbanism and an approach to […]
Balancing creativity with business strategy
Balancing creativity with business strategy Tosin Oshinowo is a practicing architect with almost twenty years of experience. She has a BA in architecture from Kingston University in London and a diploma from the Architectural Association in the UK. In addition, she holds an MSc in Development and Planning: Building and Urban Design in Development from […]
Calculated Risks, Apprenticeship, and Moving Forward
Calculated Risks, Apprenticeship, and Moving Forward Tosin Oshinowo is a Lagos-based Nigerian architect and designer. The founder and principal of Oshinowo Studio, which she formed in 2013, Oshinowo has worked on a number of civic, commercial and residential projects throughout Nigeria. She is renowned for her insights into socially responsive approaches to architecture, design and […]
Redefining African Architecture Through Context and Collaboration
Redefining African Architecture Through Context and Collaboration Architecture is a discipline where theory and practice meet, transforming abstract ideas into spaces that shape and respond to human lives and identity. For Nigerian architect and curator Tosin Oshinowo, this dynamic is at the core of her work. As the founder of Oshinowo Studio and curator of the 2023 Sharjah Architecture […]
Influence of identity and culture in designs
Influence of identity and culture in designs In a STIRring conversation, Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo discusses her new role as a curator, rebuilding Ngarannam, and the influence of African culture in her designs. The village of Chibok in Nigeria made it to the news in 2014 for one of the most heartbreaking incidents. On the night of […]
Freedom to Move Lexus International Design Miami December 2020
research Freedom to MoveLexus International / Design Miami 2020 DATE PUBLISHED 2nd December, 2020 LOCATION Miami, Florida Lexus Collaborated with Tosin Oshinowo and Chrissa Amuah to Present a Collection of Headpieces That Celebrate Innovation Through Design and Craftsmanship. In coordination with Design Miami, Freedom to Move was a conceptual design that explored a universal language […]