Odudu is a Nigerian-Canadian architectural designer, creative director and artist based in Toronto. His work cultivates a fluid position between the fields of art, architecture and experiential design. He is consumed by the relationship between people and space. With a core ethos rooted in compassion and the exploration of our connection to self, to space and spirit, he explores how design can foster collective care, connection and transformation drawing on timeless knowledge and scientific research to shape contemporary spaces, objects and experiences. Having worked as an architectural designer since 2020, he has refined his expertise in the design of bespoke homes, public spaces and site specific artistic interventions, infusing each project with careful design and cultural resonance.
In 2024, he designed a creative experiment called Ark: In Search of Surrender. Supported by the Canada Arts Council and Hariri Pontarini Architects, the experiment took the form of an immersive experience guiding 200 strangers through a ceremony inspired by traditional African wisdom. In 2023, Odudu and his team were selected by the City of Toronto to design a public park at 254 King Street East, Toronto, in collaboration with Janet Rosenberg & Studio. The successful design proposal is informed by a community-led vision to celebrate and commemorate the history, presence, diversity and future of Black communities in the Moss park neighborhood. He was the recipient of the International Prize Scholarship presented by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 2019.