Having grown up in West and East Africa, Afra moved to London in 2005, where she studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture. She has recently graduated with an MPhil in Architecture & Environmental Design from the University of Cambridge – where her thesis was nominated for the RIBA Silver Medal – and now works at Haverstock Associates. As an active participant, Afra has been involved in numerous research and design / building workshops in the UK, Germany, Kenya and Japan, and takesa keen interest in public space and participation in designing and making.