Dr Mark Olweny, Chair of the Master Jury, provides his personal views on the impact of the awards, the range of work submitted, the definition of good architecture and what were the highlights of taking part in the awards process.

Este sistema de diversos prêmios foi adicionado ao formulário da inscrição para todos os projetos. Os participantes podem utilizar o sistema de local inovador para realçar características e detalhes dos projetos que desejarem apresentar ao Júri Mestre.

Patti Anahory é uma arquiteta e ativista urbana, cuja trajetória profissional passa pela academia e actividade privada, e que está a abraçar as oportunidades narrativas dos mídia digitais para comunicar as estórias, os problemas e as potencialidades das cidades africanas contemporâneas.

With over thirty years’ experience in architectural studies and the management of major projects in Africa, Guillaume Koffi believes that the rapid growth of African cities is an opportunity to develop new urban forms and type of dwellings designed as an invitation to live differently, in a sustainable environment adapted to local cultures.

Ugandan architect Doreen Adengo is profoundly concerned with how city development is responding to urban growth in Africa, and the role of the architect in this context. “The way a city functions affects everything else,” Adengo observes.

Este sistema de diversos prêmios foi adicionado ao formulário da inscrição para todos os projetos. Os participantes podem utilizar o sistema de local inovador para realçar características e detalhes dos projetos que desejarem apresentar ao Júri Mestre.

“Because we are used to working with such limited resources, we have developed enormous skill. We have a sense of resilience, and an ability to do things our own way. We have so much to share and show – a newness and freshness that comes out of home grown ideas, and a level of innovation that is inspiring.

"Building a practice incorporates the skills set of an entrepreneur and running a business, together with loving architecture enough to be able to passionately sell it to the client – because a client can sense whether or not you are excited about a project." Thomas Chapman, Local Studio Architecture