Elsie Owusu OBE is a Ghanaian-British architect and urban designer. She is principal of Elsie Owusu Architects, with projects in UK, Nigeria and Ghana. She was co-lead architect for the UK Supreme Court and London’s Green Park Station. Born in Ghana, Elsie was the founding chair of the Society of Black Architects. She is a trustee of UK Supreme Court Arts Trust and former member of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Council. In 2003, she was honoured by The Queen for services to architecture and is the first black female architect to be elected an academician at the Royal Academy. She has been profiled in the FT, The Independent, The Times and the Guardian among others.
The World That Jack Built will be her first book for the trade.
