Tokie Laotan-Brown

Laotan-Brown was born in Würzburg, Germany to Nigerian parents. She pursued higher education in architecture, heritage conservation and cultural economics, earning a Ph.D. in Economics and Techniques for the Conservation of Architectural and Environmental Heritage from the University of Nova Gorica and Università Iuav di Venezia.^[5][6]

Laotan-Brown has worked internationally as a heritage architect and consultant, focusing on conservation, restoration and cultural landscape assessment.^[7] She is the founder of Merging Ecologies Studio (UK & Ireland), where she integrates digital technologies such as CAD, HBIM, and photogrammetry into heritage preservation practices.^[8] She has contributed to heritage-related initiatives including World Heritage nomination processes, conservation appraisals, and cultural landscape projects with her work often emphasizes Afrocentric approaches and the inclusion of intangible cultural narratives in architectural conservation.^[9]

She has also held academic roles, including serving as a lecturer at the State University of New York, where she teaches courses in cultural studies and gender studies.^[10]