EP 25: Design as a Human Right | Mokena Makeka

Mokena Makeka was raised in Maseru, Lesotho and New York. He is an
accomplished architect, artist, curator, designer, global leader,
scholar and urbanist. He is at the forefront of thinking on
contemporary inclusive African Cities. Mokena studied architecture
at the University of Cape Town and has executive leadership
qualifications from the Harvard Kennedy School, Oxford University
and Wits University. He is adjunct professor at Cooper Union, New
York and at Carleton University, Canada. In 2015 he was a Young
Global leader at the World Economic Forum and he is an Aspen Fellow
in leadership. Currently Mokena is a Principal at Dalberg Advisors.
He is also the founder of the House of Makeka, a premium lifestyle
suite of design and product experiences. He has won international
awards with his urban planning firm Makeka DesignLab/Works. Bon and
Mokena talk about design as a human right, how hip hop culture
informed Mokena’s architectural philosophy and understanding people
through the environments they create.