Jayden Ali on Activism and Architecture

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/ Jayden Ali’s practice sits at the intersection of architecture, urban strategy, art and performance. He is the Founding Director of interdisciplinary practice JA Projects and (not your typical professor) he's a unit leader and lecturer in the incredible MA Architecture program at Central Saint Martins.

At once a teacher, writer, filmmaker, designer, creator and activist, Jayden is constantly thinking far out beyond the borders of design and architecture, and redefining this for himself and his students as he goes along.

It is clear Jayden’s building blocks are not solely made of concrete. From Kim Kardashian to stories of mosques in London to Le Corbusier, listen to our full conversation to connect with Jayden’s serious and eloquent voice...