Olasumbo Olaniyi

Academic profile

Miss Olasumbo Olaniyi


School of Art, Design and Architecture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Olasumbo's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 03: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingGoal 10: SDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesGoal 11: SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGoal 13: SDG 13 - Climate ActionGoal 16: SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsGoal 17: SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

About Olasumbo

Olasumbo Olaniyi is a trained architect, researcher, and spatial practitioner currently pursuing a fully funded Doctoral Degree in Architecture in the Justice and Imagination in Global Displacement (JIGD) Research Group at the 麻豆传媒, focusing on Spatial Justice, Displacement, and Migration. She holds a MTech in Architectural Technology (University of Johannesburg, South Africa), PGDip in Urban Management (Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and BTech in Architecture (Federal University of Technology, Akure).

Olasumbo contributes as a third-year tutor in the HTCC 521 Module (History and Theory) within the Department of Architecture and serves as the postgraduate representative for the School of Arts, Design, and Architecture (ADA). Previously, she was a Research Assistant in the Arts/Health Group.

Before starting her doctoral studies, Olaniyi worked as a project manager, advisor, and researcher for global organizations like , Nigeria and the , Ghana, which are dedicated to creatively challenging and reshaping the African narrative. Committed to contributing to her local community, she also volunteered for the Cityzen4CleanAir campaign promoted by and continues to contribute as a writer on their blog.

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Presentations

  • Alexandre Oliver, Ffion Middleton, Rania Saddiqe and Olasumbo Olaniyi. Presentation on "how to reduce inequalities with the support of real estate" at the inaugural MIPIM Challenger Conference (partly sponsored) by , Cannes, France - 15th March 2024.
  • 鈥淥n your marks, get set, clean air鈥 presentation at the Participatory Air Quality Improvement for Healthy People and climate-resilient public spaces in Lagos organised by Urban Better and the University of Lagos.
  • 鈥淪urveillance and Other Civic Institutions鈥 presentation an excerpt from the Masters' Project 鈥 鈥淭he People鈥檚 Control Room: Disrupting the Digital Panopticon鈥 acknowledged in Huda Tayob (2021) Conversation Rooms: Critical Dialogues in Architectural History and Theory at the GSA, Johannesburg.


Speaking Invitations

  • Panellist at REACH UP 鈥 Reclaiming the narrative during Black History Month, 麻豆传媒, Student Union (UPSU).
  • 'Females in Male Dominated Fields' by Hi-Impact 102.7 FM on the Impact Show.
  • Panellist at by Global 麻豆传媒 on 鈥淐harting our Climate Future鈥.
  • Promoting Inclusive Financing for Sustainable Cities - A Youth Climate Change Forum by International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI).
  • 鈥淐an Public Transportation and NMT Address Climate Change and Air Quality鈥 organized by Lagos Urban Development Initiative (LUDI).
  • - UN Foundation: Our Future Agenda Speaker: Spotlight Session 5听

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Artistic features:

- BBC Africa
- A documentary on the implication of legislation on our cities (Sydney and Johannesburg) by Donna Marjan (A voiceover in Yoruba Language)
Trans Manifesto by the Graduate School of Architecture -

Teaching

  • architectural history and theory
  • design research methods and,
  • African Studies

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