Margarida Waco (Cabinda/Denmark) is an architect and writer. Her practice spans design, research, and pedagogy, and her work has been presented internationally, including at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, Architekturmuseum der TUM, Palais de Tokyo, Malmö Art Museum, Nyansapo Afrofeminist Festival, and Arquiteturas Festival Porto, among others. Margarida is the co-author of ‘Informal Horizons’ (Royal Danish Academy, 2019), co-editor of ‘Pan-Africanism’ (The Funambulist, 2020), and co-editor of ‘Homeplace – A Love Letter’ (Architekturmuseum der TUM, 2023). Her writing has been published in Aprender a Desaprender (Dafne Editora, 2024), Afterall, Ellipses Journal of Creative Research, STOÀ Journal, and Archive of Forgetfulness.

Margarida directs an architectural design studio at the Royal College of Art in London, and is an Editorial Advisor to The Funambulist where she previously held the position as the Head of Strategic Outreach. She has practiced as an architect across Paris, Stockholm, and Copenhagen. Margarida holds an MA in Architecture from the Royal Danish Academy with a background in Sustainable Development from Sciences Po Paris and Journalism from Roskilde University. She is the 24/25 recipient of the JAE Fellowship in the U.S.