Twenty years of building. A lifetime of bearing witness.
Tala Akkawi is an award-winning architect and political artist — UCL educated, internationally recognised, and unsilenced. Her practice spans architecture, development, and raw material art making. Everything she builds, whether in concrete, steel, or space, carries the weight of the world she refuses to look away from.
Education Master of Architecture (M.Arch), UCL, 2008–2010 Nominated for the RIBA President's Medal for Dissertation Bachelor of Architecture, UCL, 2003–2006 Recipient of the History & Theory Prize for distinguished work
Architectural Practice Founder, Reawaken Retreat, South of France, 2019–present · Director, Kube Creations, London & Beirut, 2011–present · Managing Director, Kube Management, London, 2011–present · Architectural Assistant, John McAslan + Partners, London, 2007–2008
Awards BigSEE Interior Design Award 2022 · Winner Lux Life: Best Bespoke Wellbeing Retreats, Southern France 2022 · Winner Loop Design Awards, Interior/Residential 2022 · Nominated & Shortlisted International Design & Architecture Awards 2022 · Nominated & Shortlisted
Art & Activism Amoulie series sold to raise funds for Gaza, 2024 · Speaker, Palestine fundraiser, London, 2024 · Photographed by Misan Harriman at protests, London, 2025-26 · LGBTQIA+ Volunteer & Speaker, Diversity Role Models · 2021–present · Mental Health First Aider, MHFA England, 2018