‘Communicating the value of architecture’: why Muyiwa Oki wants to shift the debate on reuse

By Ben Flatman2023-09-19T12:02:00

In part two of our our interview, RIBA president Muyiwa Oki explains why he wants to refocus architectural education on to a reuse agenda.

What is the purpose of architecture and what is the architect’s role in society? These are fundamental questions that each generation has to ask afresh.

RIBA president Muyiwa Oki was elected on a platform calling for a radical rethink of how we design and build. He wants the profession to help find solutions to the climate emergency, and to put a greater emphasis on how it serves ordinary communities across the UK.

“What I would like to see is every architect seeing themselves as an advocate for change,” says Oki. And he believes that a key focus for this new agenda must be the creative reuse of existing buildings.

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