Betty Owoo

Senior Design Officer

Sounding board member

Betty is an architectural designer, educator and writer. She is currently a senior design officer in the Greater London Authority’s newly formed Design Unit, working to promote quality and inclusion in the built environment through policy and development management. Prior to this she worked as an architectural designer at Be First London, where she facilitated the development of responsive urban and architectural visions and strategies to deliver social housing across a range of sites in Barking & Dagenham.

Betty is also a founding member of PATCH, a multidisciplinary collective that uses writing as a springboard to create spatial interventions and ephemeral events. She is a RIBA Journal Rising Star for 2022 and a former co-chair of the Architecture Foundation Young Trustees.

Latest contributions

NextGen

07 April 2026

NextGen Rising: New Faces, Fresh Perspectives

NLA’s NextGen Committee welcomes new members and sets out an ambitious programme focused on skills, progression pathways and inclusive workplace cultures across the built environment.

NLA welcomes its Sounding Board for the first meeting of 2026

New London Agenda

28 January 2026

NLA welcomes its Sounding Board for the first meeting of 2026

Senior industry leaders meet at The London Centre for the first 2026 session of the NLA Sounding Board, shaping the direction of the New London Agenda.

NextGen

26 January 2026

NLA NextGen 2025: Wrapped

Betty Owoo reflects on a strong 2025 for NLA NextGen, uniting emerging voices through events and mentoring, launching NextGen Rising on skills & inclusion.

Sounding board member