Why enter the Africa Architecture Awards 2017?
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Recognition and reward
One grand Prix winner will receive the cash prize of $10 000 (USD). In addition, four trophy winners, one per entry category, will be chosen. All 20 short-listed entries will be invited to attend the awards ceremony.
It’s free and anyone can enter
There is no cost to enter the awards and multiple entries are allowed.Projects may also be entered into more than one entry category.
Ongoing promotion
All entries are showcased online and are eligible for online votes in the People's Choice Awards.
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Latest Award Entries
COF Outreach Village Primary Schools
Uganda
COF Outreach Village Primary School comprises of classrooms, kitchen, toilets, teachers accommodation, play areas and a biogas system to fuel the kitchen. Buildings are based on passive design principles; reflective roofs, shaded windows, cross-ventilation and stack effect. The addition of skylights in vent roofs allow for a well-lit learning environment
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The Monolith of Kasulo
The Democratic Republic of Congo
A Monolith; the concretization of a crafted public space, in an area of leftover. An artisenal public architecture that exploit the landscape and try to help an economically affected community, where rituals define space and where education will rise through the act of making, experiencing, imitating and reconnecting to materiality.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
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Student Container City
South Africa
South Africa has a very serious shortage of Suitable housing for students.This Project termed "Student Container city" was conceptualized on a "find a need, fill a need scenario", and put out into the public realm to attract a Government or Public institution who share our concerns in this field.
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Voi University, Kenya
Kenya
In Kenyas' Vision 2030 the Social pillar sector identifies education and training as a key development area. This involves building world class universities for social , cultural and economic development. This design incorporates the use of brick , the courtyard and sustainable design principles for a design that belongs.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
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Law On Keyes
South Africa
Law on Keyes is a commentary on the workspaces where most people spend a significant portion of their lives, and how these can be places that uplift the human spirit and respond positively to their social and urban context.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
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Jabali Ridge
Tanzania
Jabali Ridge is a sophisticated base from which to explore Ruaha National Park, and will welcome its first guests in September 2017.
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Showcase
The showcase is a space in which different African Regional Architectural Associations and Institutions award winners are recognised and celebrated. Projects displayed here are not automatically entered into the Africa Architecture Awards 2017. All architects included in the showcase are invited to register and enter before the cut-off date of the 30th of June 2017.