Shawn Adams

Shawn Adams is a speaker, writer and architectural designer.

Having recently completed a Master's degree in Architecture from the Royal College of Art, his most recent work 'Plinths and Tapestry' has featured in the Financial Times, The Guardian and was the winner of the 2020 Architects' Journal Postgraduate Student Prize.

Previously, a New Architecture Writer, Shawn has written for organisations that include VICE, Wallpaper*, The Architects' Journal, ICON, FRAME, OnOffice and The Mantle. He has also spoken on Sky News, The Guardian and at talks organised by the Architecture Foundation, South London Gallery and Royal College of Art. Shawn is an advocate for diversity and inclusion within the architecture industry and is a RIBAJ Rising Star. He is also the co-founder of POoR collective. An acronym for Power Out of Restriction, POoR is a social enterprise that focuses on the development of communities through the elevation of young people.