Third Space — Anne-Lise Agossa

_{co-written by Anne-Lise Agossa and Nour Hamade as part of Aró.

Commissioned by AA Files and Blacksquare, 2020}

_{Aró in Yoruba means blue indigo dye.

The colour blue is symbolic in various ethnic cultures around the world, and has an innate duality; rare in nature,

but rich with the experience of the sky and water – nature’s elusive gifts that link us to both the known and the unknown,

the mysterious and the candid. Aró seeks to dismantle the outdated, imposed, binary approach to architectural education

that passively preserves and perpetuates racism, exclusivity and inaccessibility. Aró welcomes non-binary modes of thinking,

inclusive methods of interaction and modes of practice that truly reflect societal ethnic diversity within and around London.}

_{Aró was started by Anne-Lise Agossa in 2020 in collaboration with the founding members.}