Elsie Owusu

Elsie Owusu
OBE RA RIBA FRSA
Born
Elsie Margaret Owusu[1]

Ghana[where?]
Alma materStreatham and Clapham High School
OccupationArchitect
Websitewww.owusu.uk

Elsie Owusu OBE RA RIBA FRSA is a Ghana-born British architect, a founding member and the first chair of the Society of Black Architects.[2][3][4] She is also known to have co-led the refurbishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2009[2] and worked on Green Park tube station.[3] She has been an elected Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Council member since 2014, and vice-chair of the London School of Architecture.[5][6]

  1. ^ Philip, Darell J. (20 October 2019). "Elsie Owusu talks helping black architects build foundations in the industry". The Voice. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lusher, Adam (2 December 2015). "Riba run like a racist 'boy's club', says leading female architect". The Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Elsie Owusu OBE". Royal Institute of British Architects. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Elsie Owusu". Architects' Journal. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  5. ^ Beamon, Kelly L. (3 July 2018). "Interview with RIBA President Candidate Elsie Owusu". Architectural Record.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference LSA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).