AfricanDesignCentre

Two Year Fellowship Program to train and empower the creative leaders who will design a more equitable, just and sustainable Africa.

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A conversation between ADC Director and Senior Principal, @CBenimana, and @Rufaro_Samanga of @okayafrica on the state of cities on the continent and some of @MASSDesignLab's current projects.
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"Researching means to go meet people, understand their life, understand their needs and recommend solutions of how we can resolve their problems through space." -Victor Iyakaremye, Rwanda. Watch our short documentary to learn more about the process #ADCWay https://t.co/V633n12ZDf

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-Yemi Kacoutie, Cote d'Ivoire

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Craft and Research were both integral components of the first cohort's curriculum experience. Learn more about it on our website! Link in bio

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"The biggest impact for me is actually seeing Ruhehe come to life." -Thandie Kachiza, Malawi

Check out our new short documentary featuring the story of Ruhehe Primary School. https://t.co/V633n12ZDf #ADCWay

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10 fellows graduate from the ADC and move on to new ideas of impact. See new website with exciting details! https://t.co/KfLvxvJ6aM #ADCWay

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One year ago today, the ADC story reached the TED Global stage. https://t.co/uDx96gw4oj #ADCWAY

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Did you know that 84% of materials were sourced within 50km of the Ruhehe Primary School site? Learn more about Ruhehe on our website! https://t.co/pXaDOkbrTt #ADCWay #RuhehePrimarySchool

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Throwback to the immersion process that started it all #ADCWay #RuhehePrimarySchool #tbt

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"Ruhehe School stood as an exemplary case of building with and by local community using local materials to create solutions that befit context, Africa, but are globally inspiring." -ADC Alumni Mtamu. For more, follow his architecture blog, Archidatum. https://t.co/BCBy0HHGNU

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Another great photo of Ruhehe Primary School.

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Site sketching and some smiles. #RuhehePrimarySchool

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Inspector Victor. #RuhehePrimarySchool #ADCway

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Fellows working through problems on site with an architect's best tools: pen and paper.

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1000 pavers are being made per day on site.

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Playful openings from inside the classroom block. #RuhehePrimarySchool

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Progress. #RuhehePrimarySchool

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Too much excitement for two legs. #RuhehePrimarySchool

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With only a couple months until the school's opening, the site team has been hard at work. #RuhehePrimarySchool

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"This is what active learning feels like" -ADC Fellow: Jeremiah Oonyu