Msoma Architects is a London and Nairobi-based architecture practice led by Bushra Mohamed. Our work aims to reflect cultural identities architecturally and spatially. We do this by foregrounding diasporic communities and synthesising themes of decolonisation and decarbonisation within our built environment. Our sustainability agenda considers social as well as carbon impact to ensure a more equitable future for our cities.
Our current projects are focused on housing, exhibitions, public space and cultural buildings. Research is an integral part of our process, the practice is currently carrying out a research project on African housing typologies, a forthcoming publication is due in May 2025.
Values
Msoma, Swahili for Reader, describes a person who studies, searches, and learns. We believe this is the role of the architect; a person who studies and learns from contexts, peoples, materials, climates, and histories to create future expressions of space.
The practice is interested in themes of home, belonging and migration. Central to this is a need to address the gaps in the archives, histories and geographies of places. We believe in centring liminal identities we can create a more equitable future for our cities.
For further enquiries, information or to get in touch about a project or collaboration, please email us at architects@msoma.co.uk
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Studio 40 Brockwell Court
London, United Kingdom
SW2 1NA
Captain Mungai Street
PO Box 16396
Nairobi, Kenya
Team
Bushra Mohamed Director
Bushra Mohamed grew up between Kenya and the UK. She is of Yemeni, Kikuyu and Scottish heritage. Her experiences drive her open-minded and curious practice, finding inspiration in the complex histories of migration. Bushra is an External Examiner at University of Cambridge, Design & Critical Practice Tutor at the London School of Architecture and Lecturer at Kingston School of Art. Since 2023, She is a member of the Kingston Placemaking Panel as well as an advisory board member at Eastside Projects. She was named a RIBAJ Rising Star in 2020.
Nele Bergmans Associate
Nele Bergmans is an artist and architect. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, she studied a Master in Architecture at KU Leuven in Ghent, Belgium and a Master in Fine Arts at UAL Camberwell in London. Working at the cross-over between architecture and art, she is interested in the expressions of materials and assemblages, with a focus on softness and femininity.
Past
Shobha Narendran, Elliott Wang, Ismail Hamid, Oluwademilade Oyeyinka, Richard Aina, Tioluwalase Delight Olojede.
Clients
DortmunderU
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Collaborators
Msoma Architects is a London and Nairobi-based architecture practice led by Bushra Mohamed. Our work aims to reflect cultural identities architecturally and spatially. We do this by foregrounding diasporic communities and synthesising themes of decolonisation and decarbonisation within our built environment. Our sustainability agenda considers social as well as carbon impact to ensure a more equitable future for our cities.
Our current projects are focused on housing, exhibitions, public space and cultural buildings. Research is an integral part of our process, the practice is currently carrying out a research project on African housing typologies, a forthcoming publication is due in May 2025.
Values
Msoma, Swahili for Reader, describes a person who studies, searches, and learns. We believe this is the role of the architect; a person who studies and learns from contexts, peoples, materials, climates, and histories to create future expressions of space.
The practice is interested in themes of home, belonging and migration. Central to this is a need to address the gaps in the archives, histories and geographies of places. We believe in centring liminal identities we can create a more equitable future for our cities.
For further enquiries, information or to get in touch about a project or collaboration, please email us at architects@msoma.co.uk
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Studio 40 Brockwell Court
London, United Kingdom
SW2 1NA
Captain Mungai Street
PO Box 16396
Nairobi, Kenya
Team
Bushra Mohamed Director
Bushra Mohamed grew up between Kenya and the UK. She is of Yemeni, Kikuyu and Scottish heritage. Her experiences drive her open-minded and curious practice, finding inspiration in the complex histories of migration. Bushra is an External Examiner at University of Cambridge, Design & Critical Practice Tutor at the London School of Architecture and Lecturer at Kingston School of Art. Since 2023, She is a member of the Kingston Placemaking Panel as well as an advisory board member at Eastside Projects. She was named a RIBAJ Rising Star in 2020.
Nele Bergmans Associate
Nele Bergmans is an artist and architect. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, she studied a Master in Architecture at KU Leuven in Ghent, Belgium and a Master in Fine Arts at UAL Camberwell in London. Working at the cross-over between architecture and art, she is interested in the expressions of materials and assemblages, with a focus on softness and femininity.
Past
Shobha Narendran, Elliott Wang, Ismail Hamid, Oluwademilade Oyeyinka, Richard Aina, Tioluwalase Delight Olojede.
Clients
DortmunderU
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Collaborators