Seyi Adelekun is an artist, architectural designer and creative practitioner based in London.
Seyi’s practice focuses on enhancing the social infrastructures, promoting environmental stewardship and regenerative circular economies through community co-designed placemaking. She currently works at the award-winning practice Assemble, collectively holding the role as artist-in-residence to develop a social centre for housing rights and land reform in Spitalfields. Seyi is a Black Females in Architecture Advocate who cares about designing inclusive spaces that address the inequalities prohibiting marginalised people from accessing spaces.
Expertises
Architectural Design
Seyi’s practice focuses on the exploration of materiality and the process of making as a tool to connect people together within their built environment in a sustainable way. She understands the importance of being involved in the creation of the spaces we occupy can improve our wellbeing and empower communities.
Public Art
Seyi sees the public arts as a creative and accessible platform to engage the wider public with prevalent issues in society. She enjoys creating fun and interactive installations that elevates our human experience.
Workshops
Seyi delivers workshops, teacher resources and CPDs that encourage young people to creatively learn about themselves and the world around them through design. Her sustainable and collaborative practice explores shared spaces, the public realm and community engagement. .
Production
Seyi enjoyed working with other artist to contextualise creative ideas. She is committed to ensuring that the artwork is of the highest quality and best possible value.
Clients
Assemble
Artangel
Tate
Steve McQueen
A New Direction
Royal Institute of British Architecture
London Design Festival
Victoria and Albert Museum
University of Hertfordshire Arts
Block9
Brainchild Festival
Blackhorse Workshop
Walthamstow Garden Party
Long Way Home
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