Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams is an architect, writer, and lecturer who currently teaches at Central St Martins, UAL and the Architectural Association. Shawn trained as an architect at The Royal College of Art, Architectural Association and University of Portsmouth. He is also the co-founder of the socially-minded design practice Power Out of Restriction. In 2023, POoR won the London Design Festival’s Emerging Design Medal. Shawn writes for numerous international magazines about global architecture and design and aims to platform the voices of those living across the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa.
Latest articles by Shawn Adams
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Diversity and inclusion consultancy Kiltered launchesCreating diversity and inclusion is an opportunity for businesses, not an obstacle, says Morag Ofili, as she launches consultancy Kiltered. Here, she tells Wallpaper* how the consultancy will help companies promote more equitable cultures and forge a new path through data analysis
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Ini Archibong unveils Pavilion of the African Diaspora in LondonNow on view at the London Design Biennale (1-27 June 2021), the first instalment of Ini Archibong's Pavilion of the African Diaspora project is a place for collaboration, education and dialogue, designed to be ‘Afrofuturistic and Afro current'
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Mingardo crafts candleholders as beacon of hope against cancer‘A Flame for Research’, launching Milan Design Week, sees Italian metal designer Daniele Mingardo invite ten major talents, including Jaime Hayon, Patricia Urquiola, and Philippe Malouin, to create a candleholder in support of cancer research
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Wondrous Brewing Company celebrates new minimalist home in San FranciscoWondrous Brewing Company's new headquarters by Garcia Tamjidi Architecture Design makes its mark in San Francisco
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Matharoo Associates' concrete response to multigenerational living in IndiaA new home in India by Matharoo Associates, Plain Ties in Surat, is a machine for multigenerational living, offering spaces to both meet and retreat
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Long Island house by Young Projects reimagines local barn architectureA Long Island house by Young Projects, Six Square House combines traditional pitched forms with unexpected curves, drawing on local barn architecture
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Concrete House is a verdant family home design in East SussexConcrete House is a raw and robust family home in East Sussex, created by owners Adrian and Megan Corrigall and RAW Architecture
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Artist Amanda Williams on race, social space and the power of colourChicago-based artist Amanda Williams – tipped by architect Frida Escobedo as one of 25 creative leaders of the future in Wallpaper’s 25th Anniversary Issue ‘5x5’ project – uses colour to dissect politics, urban landscapes and Black social space
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Satoshi Kawamoto’s botanical art meets Nordic-Japanese dining at SachiBotanical artist Satoshi Kawamoto’s installation greets diners at Sachi, the new restaurant at Pantechnicon, a Nordic-Japanese design and dining hub in London
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