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Huda Tayob is a South African architectural historian and theorist currently serving as a Senior Tutor (Research) at the Royal College of Art's School of Architecture. She has previously taught at the University of Manchester, University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Johannesburg, and the Bartlett School of Architecture. Her academic background includes a PhD from the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, with undergraduate and Master's degrees in Architecture from the University of Cape Town.
Dr. Tayob's research focuses on minor, migrant and subaltern architectures centered on the African continent and global south. She is co-curator of the open-access curriculum Race, Space & Architecture, and lead curator and project manager of the pan-African digital exhibition, Archive of Forgetfulness. Her work explores how architecture functions within contexts of migration, displacement, and colonial legacies, with particular attention to coastal regions and water-based knowledge systems.
Her recent publications (2024-2025) reveal a consistent thematic focus on watery archives, transnational home making, and decolonial approaches to architectural history and practice. These works demonstrate her interdisciplinary approach that bridges architectural theory, postcolonial studies, environmental humanities, and archival practices, with particular emphasis on African coastal edges from Cape Town to Port Said.
Dr. Tayob has received significant recognition for her work, including:
- RIBA commendation award for her PhD research
- Mellon Fellow on the Canadian Centre for Architecture project, Centring Africa (2020-22)
- Graham Foundation Grantee (2022 and 2023)
- Scott Opler Award for Emerging Scholars (2019)
Her major exhibition projects include participation in the 18th International Architecture exhibition in Venice (2023) with Index of Edges, which traces watery archives along east African coastal edges. She will serve as a curatorial fellow with Hayy Jameel Jeddah in 2025-26, co-curating an exhibition focused on the Red Sea titled 'Red Winds, Coral Worlds' with Miriam Hillawi Abraham.
