21/07/2026
Practicing care through architecture✨
FAME Collective hosted an interactive participatory workshop as part of the exhibition Practicing Care Through Architecture, at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL.
Facilitated by the Tumpa Husna-Yasmin Fellows , in collaboration with Professor Jane Rendell and Dr. Polly Gould, the workshop invited students and academic staff to gather in a circle and share their experiences of barriers in architecture, through storytelling, collective reading, and sewing.
Rooted in the exhibition’s theme of care, the session created a supportive space for listening, reflection, and collective making, demonstrating how practices of care can foster dialogue, solidarity, and belonging within architectural education and practice.
Drawing inspiration from Nakshi Kantha, the centuries-old Bengali tradition of quilt-making, the act of sewing and co-creating became both contemplative and relational. The process evoked long-overlooked female traditions of collective making, cultivating shared practices that foster networks of care, dialogue, and empowerment, while illustrating how care can be practised through creative exchange and collective authorship.
Upon completion, the circular textile was laid on the floor, its geometry invoking the symbolism of equity. Each stitch articulated an individual narrative while contributing to a collective dialogue, transforming personal reflection into a shared form of communication. Participants were then invited to reconvene around the piece, collectively contemplating it as a manifestation of shared labour, memory, and presence.
