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Rosa Rogina (she/her)

Director

Rosa leads on the strategic development of the Festival, LFA competitions and wider consultancy work. In parallel, Rosa also teaches architecture at the University of East London. Previously, she has co-curated the Montenegro Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale and was curator in residence at Vienna Design Week 2020.

Eliza Grosvenor (she/her)

Head of Programme

Eliza leads on the curation and delivery of the Festival’s annual programme. Passionate about social and spatial justice, her background sits within the built environment and contemporary art sectors, alongside contexts of theatre and dance. Eliza is also part of The DisOrdinary Architecture Project.

Lucy Millichamp (she/her)

Project Manager

Lucy manages the the Festivals built installations and programmes. Her background includes experiences in Stockholm and the Netherlands, along with practice in London and Berlin. Lucy is passionate about innovative participatory design processes that engage the public in shaping their surroundings.

Luke Chapman (they/them)

Marketing and Comms lead

Luke leads the Festival's communications. Luke has previously worked within the arts and culture sector, creating marketing campaigns for festivals, events, a UK tour, and book publishers.

Shannan Wood (she/her)

Sponsorship lead

Shannan leads on enquiries for sponsor and partnership opportunities across LFA, with a primary focus with our Headline, Patron and Supporter partners. Shannan's background includes working at a design communications firm in Toronto, helping raise the profile of architects across Canada.

LFA2025 Curation Panel

Dhruv Gulabchande (He/Him)

Associate Director, HFM Architects and Founder, Narrative Practice

Dhruv Gulabchande is an Architect and Associate Director at HFM Architects, currently teaching at Central Saint Martins, with previous roles at the University of Sheffield, and Brighton. He leads non-profit mentoring platform, Narrative Practice, where his research focuses on promoting diversity through integrating long-term mentoring into practice and academia. In recognition of his work, he has recently been selected as a RIBAJ Rising Star.

Amy Frearson (She/Her)

Journalist; editor-at-large, Dezeen; and founder, Curated Maps

Amy Frearson is an architecture and design journalist and editor based in London and occasionally Copenhagen. She is editor-at-large for Dezeen and a regular contributor to titles including Elle Decoration and the Financial Times. She is the co-author of All Together Now: The Co-living and Co-working Revolution, published by RIBA Books, and she edited the exhibition catalogue for The Garden of Privatised Delights, the British Pavilion at the Ven...

Chetna Kapacee (She/Her)

Creative producer and Strategic Lead, Wandsworth Council

Chetna Kapacee is a creative producer with over 30 years’ experience producing cultural events nationally and internationally. More recently Chetna managed the mayoral Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm. As part of this Chetna was a powerful champion of the London Unseen programme, giving a voice to significant, but previously untold community histories. Chetna is currently at Wandsworth Council as the strategic lead for culture on s...

Shahed Saleem (He/Him)

Architect, author and academic, University of Westminster

Shahed Saleem is an architect, author and academic at the University of Westminster. His writing, installations and architectural practice explore the architecture of migrants and diasporas, in particular their relationship to heritage and belonging.

Satu Streatfield ()

Night-time Strategist and Mayor's Design Advocate

Satu Streatfield is a lighting designer and night time strategist whose work spans public realm, exhibitions and site-specific devised theatre. Satu is a Mayor’s Design Advocate and leads Publica’s team supporting local authorities across London in developing night time strategies and integrating night time in policy and decision making.

Yẹmí Aládérun (She/Her)

Head of Development, Meridian Water, Enfield Council; Co-Founder, PARADIGM; Co-founding member, Part W

Yẹmí Aládérun, Head of Development at Meridian Water, Enfield Council. She is also co-founder for Paradigm Network, a professional network for architects who are passionate about increasing Black & Asian representation within the Built Environment, and co-founding member of Part W, an action group calling for gender equity in the built environment. She is a trustee for the Quality of Life Foundation & non exec director for Women’s Pioneer...

LFA2025 Mentors

Yang Yang Chen (She/Her)

Co-leader of CITIZEN, LSA

Yang Yang Chen is a qualified architect and co-leads CITIZEN, the London School of Architecture's project delivery office as well as the school's access and outreach work alongside Roy Coupland. She has previously worked at Witherford Watson Mann Architects and Niall McLaughlin Architects. As CITIZEN, Yang Yang has recently delivered the Dalston Pavilion and public programme as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2024.

Roy Coupland (He/Him)

Co-leader of CITIZEN, LSA

Roy Coupland is a qualified architect and co-leads CITIZEN, the London School of Architecture's project delivery office as well as the school's access and outreach work alongside Yang Yang Chen. CITIZEN focuses on delivering community-led projects and has recently delivered the Dalston Pavilion and public programme as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2024.

Adrienne Lau (She/Her)

Co-founder, Edgy Collective

Adrienne Lau is a London-based architect and designer, co-founder of Edgy Collective, focusing on revitalising urban spaces through socially and ecologically conscious design. With over a decade of experience at Heatherwick Studio following working at OMA, she has led major international projects and worked with clients such as Prada and Google.

Claire Pollock (She/Her)

Partnerships Lead, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Architects

Claire Pollock is a cultural producer with three decades of experience specialising in innovative collaboration and participation within architecture. She is currently Partnerships Lead at Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Architects, including social impact, philanthropy and engagement.

Rav Singh (He/Him)

Founder, A Little History of the Sikhs

Rav Singh, Founder of A Little History of the Sikhs, Rav brings Sikh, Punjab and North Indian history to life through his walking tours through the streets of London and in UK and European cities.

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