Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Architects and developers are rooting for a Housing Development Fund and standardisation of local construction materials to solve Uganda’s housing challenge. Uganda, like many other countries, is challenged with a shortage of decent housing for its fast-growing population. Many people work their entire life but …
Read More »New by-laws target Ugandan architects
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | All practicing architects in Uganda will have to fulfill the demands of the newly formulated and accented to by-laws if they are to have their licenses renewed. Speaking to about 100 architects gathering at a hotel in Kampala on July 18, Robert Kigundu, …
Read More »France launches global contest to design new Notre-Dame spire
Paris, France | AFP | France will invite architects from around the world to submit designs for rebuilding the spire of Notre-Dame cathedral that was destroyed in a devastating blaze, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Wednesday. The goal is “to give Notre-Dame a new spire that is adapted to the techniques …
Read More »Sadolin offers Shs 50 million to support Ugandan architects
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Sadolin Paint injected Shs 50 million in the just concluded Uganda Society of Architects Annual General Meeting (AGM), a move that company officials said would boost the association’s work thereafter. Speaking to The Independent on the sidelines of the AGM at Pearl of Africa Hotel …
Read More »Collapsing buildings: Engineers vow tough action
When an eight storey building in Kampala city collapsed on April 11 leaving four dead and others injured, various theorists started casting blame. The police faulted owner of the building, Moses Kyaseka. He was accused of being negligent and failing to take action even when he saw cracks in the …
Read More »French firm launches young African architects competition
By Joan Akello CA’ASI, the Venetian entity of the French architectural practice AS. Architecture-Studio is launching an international architectural competition in October to highlight the creativity and originality of African architecture and help it gain worldwide recognition. “This competition is a unique opportunity to underline the important role played by the African world today, as seen throughout its contemporary architecture,” Martin …
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