AFRICAN UNION OF ARCHITECTS CONGRESSES-General Overview

AFRICAN UNION OF ARCHITECTS CONGRESSES

Every three years, the AUA congress brings together hundreds of architects and students of architecture from all over the continent.

AUA congresses focus on a topic of current concern to the profession, highlight the issues with which the architects of Africa are faced at a given point in time, and bring to light the solutions they can provide while facilitating contact and exchange among professionals from different parts of the world and different backgrounds. The AUA General Assembly selects the host countries and cities for the Union`s congresses based on submissions made by the Member Countries interested in organizing that event. The locations are chosen three years in advance.

AUA MEETINGS, CONGRESSES AND THEIR THEMES FROM 1981-2016:

1981 Lagos, Nigeria

1982 Harare, Zimbabwe

1986 Yaounde, Cameroun- Architecture and Education

1988 Arusha, Tanzania

1989 Dakar, Senegal

1991 Gabarone, Botswana

1994 Nairobi, Kenya

1995 Nairobi, Kenya- The African Vision in the Era of Globalization

1996 Brazaville, Congo-Urban Space Management and Experience in Use of Local Materials

1996 Kampala, Uganda- Towards an African architecture in the 21st Century

1997 Tunis, Tunisia

1997 Windhoek, Namibia

1998 Durban, South Africa- Habitat and Poverty Eradication

1999 Cairo, Egypt

1999 Abidjan, Ivory Coast

2000 Grand Bay, Mauritius- Architecture and Tourism

2002 Durban, South Africa- Habitat and Poverty Eradication

2002 Tunis, Tunisia

2003 Arusha, Tanzania- Architecture and Heritage

2003 Alexandria, Egypt- Architecture and Education

2005 Abuja, Nigeria – African Urbanization

2005 Algiers, Algeria

2006 Accra, Ghana

2006 Nairobi, Kenya

2007 Khartoum, Sudan

2007 Kinshasa, Congo

2008 Durban, South Africa

2008 Alexandria, Egypt - Africa. Root and Architecture

2008 Marrakesh, Morocco

2009 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

2009 Livingstone, Zambia

2010 Abuja, Nigeria

2010 Yaoundé, Cameroun

2011 Luanda, Angola

2015 General Assembly, Uganda /August 2015/

2015 Bureau meeting /Tanzania, October 2015/

2016 53^th Council Meeting of the Africa Union of Architects /DRC, February 2016/

2016 54^th Council Meeting of the Africa Union of Architects /Zambia, June 2016/

2016 Bureau meeting /Ethiopia, August 2016/

2016 55^th Council Meeting of the Africa Union of Architects /Liberia, November 2016/

President : Kaisi Kalambo Tanzania

Secretary General: Amine Turki

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