Curated by Somali architect Omar Degan, in collaboration with the Kenya Architecture Association, the Pan-African Architecture Biennale, to be held in Nairobi, positions the continent as a vital place of innovation, resilience and culture.
Kenyatta International Convention Centre Nairobi por Karl Henrik Nostvik
Under the theme ‘Shifting the Centre – from Fragility to Resilience: Reclaiming Africa’s Architecture and Future’, the Biennale aims to provide a platform for critical contemporary dialogues that shape the continent’s global economic and cultural position. It seeks to reaffirm Africa – and Nairobi in particular – as a space where traditional, modern and futuristic influences intersect. The event will also highlight the challenges and opportunities posed by urbanisation, climate change and economic transformation in Africa’s rapidly evolving cities.
The Biennale looks forward to welcoming architects, designers, urban planners and policymakers from all 54 African nations and the diaspora to engage in an important dialogue on the challenges and opportunities of urbanisation, climate change and economic transformation in Africa’s fast-growing cities.
“The biennale offers a space for Africa to refocus itself in the global architectural discourse – not as a peripheral observer or a passive recipient, but as a generating force behind sustainable, equitable and culturally grounded practices. It marks a transformation in the way African architecture is conceived and produced – anchored in indigenous knowledge systems, inventive methodologies and community-driven design,” indicates the manifesto for the Pan-African Architecture Biennale.
By Eduardo Quive
