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Itohan Osayimwese is an Associate Professor and Chair of the History of Art and Architecture at Brown University, with affiliations in Urban Studies, Africana Studies, and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), an M.A. from the same institution, a Master of Architecture from Rice University, and a B.A. in Growth and Structure of Cities from Bryn Mawr College. Her research explores how oppressive ideologies shaped architecture and material culture in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Anglo-Caribbean, and Central Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries, with a focus on German colonialism and transnational migration’s impact on built environments.
Her major works include Colonialism and Modern Architecture in Germany (2020), which examines colonial influences on German architectural modernism, and a forthcoming project on Barbadian migration’s architectural legacy. She has received prestigious awards such as the Schelling Architecture Theory Award (2020) and Mellon Foundation Fellowships.
Osayimwese teaches courses on topics like postcolonial urbanism and the built environment of Providence’s Cape Verdean community. She actively engages in public humanities initiatives, aiming to democratize access to architectural history. Current research includes the transformative effects of Barbadian migration on built environments and a critical re-examination of early German surveys of African architecture.
