Speakers

Bandele gained his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in architecture from London South Bank University, and his part 3 professional qualification from Kingston university, he also holds a Master of Science in information technology security from the university of Westminster, United Kingdom. Bandele Olubodun has an extensive background in the built environment spanning well over two decades, on projects in the UK and overseas. Key projects Bandele have worked on includes the Ferrari world attraction, Abu-Dhabi; The Avenues (largest shopping mall in Kuwait); Westfield mall in West London; HS2 Birmingham Interchange and London Crossrail projects, such as Whitechapel / Bond Street stations, and London HS2 Headhouses / ventilation /intervention shafts. Bandele often says he became an Architect to fulfil his lifelong aspiration to make the world a better place, both in the work he does and in the way he does it. Bandele's enthusiasm for design and competences in delivery have inspired confidence from both clients, consultants and team members. It is this same level of excellence and professionalism demonstrated in industry for over 25 years that Bandele continues to extol in the way he works, communicate, and live. Bandele mainly routed his career path to consultancy, working with Nicholas Grimshaw, Norman Forster & partners, Gensler, Arup and other top international engineering firms. Bandele's philosophy is that our future should be better than our past, it's a future he wants to be part of and one where he believes architecture has an important role to play.