Practicing Care Through Architecture - Public Exhibition by FAME Collective

About

FAME collective’s proposal of ‘practicing care through architecture’ acts as a shift in architecture research, design, and practice, for a need to benefit the marginalised and underrepresented in the architecture community and the wider society. This is an example of a model that can be used in the expanded field of architecture, to address wider societal issues and the entanglement of spatial and climate justice.

The themes within the exhibition provide tools to critically address and expand the field of architectural design practice for activism, justice, and equity for students, academics and practitioners. This includes co-designed exhibits highlighting the ‘pathways to success in architecture’, by delving into the narratives of the lived experiences of the barriers, from a FAME perspective. Bringing positive impact for those in the architecture community, affected by discrimination due to their race, class, and gender.

Providing examples of practicing care in architecture design through collaboration and network of support, for the climate and ecological emergency. Showcasing indigenous knowledge of practices of climate care and lived experiences of climate calamities, visualised in Nakshi Kantha textile (traditional Bengali diaspora embroidery technique), through a process of co-production of knowledge.

The exhibition and the participatory events are for students, educators, practitioners and policymakers in architecture. Inviting those in power to make a change in the practice of pedagogy and in professional practice, at the policy level, within architecture institutions. Participatory events using textiles to activate conversations and creating a platform for an equitable, safe space to generate collaborative networks between educators, practitioners, and students of architecture are listed below. 

Credits
The exhibition was co-created by FAME collective, led and curated by Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows, founder of FAME collective.

Funding
The aspects of the exhibition informed by the research project titled ‘Exposing the Barriers in Architecture, from a FAME Perspective’ have been partly supported by the RIBA Research Fund 2020.
The rest of the exhibition is partly supported by the Just Environment Incubator Fund 2025 (BSA).

Design Credits 
For the ‘Climate Care Practice Nakshi Kantha’ exhibits, we would like to thank the community of the Rajapur village, in Bangladesh for sharing the indigenous knowledge of practices of climate care, that has been visualised in a Nakshi Kantha format by Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows, as part of her practice-based research and PhD at the BSA.
The ‘Voices’ textile piece was co-designed by Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows, Iba Dagny Tony, and Tasnim Huda.
Additional thanks to the supporting members of the exhibition for their contribution:
Adaeze Nwosu, Roseline Anton Gnanamanoharan, Donja Zahedi Saysan

Image Credit: Visualisation of the exhibit "FAME's Pathways to Success", FAME collective

Public Opening Times

08:00 – 16:00, 28 April - 18 May 
On the weekends, the exhibition will be open from 10:00 – 16:00.
The Bartlett School of Architecture, 22 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0BQ