New Architecture Writers (N.A.W.) is an experiment in radical architectural pedagogy with the intention of disrupting the conventional institutions of architectural discourse. N.A.W. began in 2017 and has since become a platform for new writing about architecture and cities by emerging critics of colour. The programme is directed by Thomas Aquilina and Tom Wilkinson with support from Leela Keshav, the Architecture Foundation and The Architectural Review.
The programme’s advisory board is made up of leading practitioners and writers in the architecture industry including Priya Khanchandani, David Ogunmuyiwa, Adrian Lahoud, Farshid Moussavi and Lesley Lokko. Over 100 writers, curators and critics have volunteered their time to New Architecture Writers as contributors and mentors since its inception.
Alumni of the programme have gone on to write for prominent publications such as the Architectural Review, Icon, the Architect’s Journal, and Wallpaper. In 2023, the cohort was invited to participate in the official programme of the Venice Biennale.
For the announcement of the new 2026 cohort on the N.A.W. website visit: Meet the 2026 – eighth – cohort of New Architecture Writers – New Architecture Writers