About Us
Our Mission
Let’s Build is a televised forum discussing how we can revitalise the construction industry through diverse and inclusive practice.
Our vision is to raise the profile of architects from underrepresented communities and other diverse construction professionals: To encourage potential clients to aspire for inclusive practice, benefiting from the 35% added value brought by diversity in design. We want to create a movement that celebrates these architects, their work and their achievements. Join us on this journey!
Annette Amanda Oyèkúnlé Fisher
BSc BArch RIBA MNIA ARB ARCON
Founder and Chair
Annette Amanda Oyèkúnlé Fisher is a practising international British/Nigerian/Sierra Leonean architect. Her practice FA global operates in London and Lagos. She started her career working for commercial UK practices, TP Bennett, Rolfe Judd and Whinney Mackay Lewis before setting up her own practice in the capital in 1994.
Now her mission and ambition are to use her skills, privilege, position and experience to motivate others to greater heights, and transform other people’s lives. She and her team are spearheading a global mass low cost housing project starting in Nigeria to meet the 25 million housing deficit; and a major UK project showcasing women and underrepresented architects.
She’s a former RIBA Vice President, nominated presidential candidate 2002 and council member. Annette was the first black woman to be elected to RIBA Council in 1999. She’s also Commonwealth Association of Architects Trustee and Alternate Regional VP Europe. She’s also part-time professional RIBA part 3 tutor at Westminster University, London. Founder and Principal FA Global (https://bio.site/5CDvQe)
"It’s hard to believe that its almost 3years since we started Let’s Build, May 2019, with a group of architects because I was tired of seeing all caucasian male diversity panels in the UK: which in itself is a complete oxymoron!!
We hope that making this unseen group visible, will encourage high level participation in our industry discussions about diversity and the many ways it impacts the future of our profession.”