




Involved in architecture. It is a high-performance, swift and efficient tool which makes it possible to abolish distances and borders and to establish a dialogue on a common platform. This website belongs to all architects of Africa. It reflects their vitality and that of the AUA member countries. Use the numerous hyperlinks to navigate and please do not hesitate to contact us. We hope that you will get all the information you are seeking and we thank you for your visit.
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Our Mission
The aim of the Africa Union of Architects is to create, among architects, ties based on friendship, understanding and mutual esteem to enable them to confront their ideas and concepts, share their experience, broaden their knowledge, and learn from their differences in order to better fulfill their role in the improvement of Man`s living conditions and environment.
The main objectives of the Africa Union of Architects are:
- To unite the architects of the continent on a democratic basis.
- To represent architects of African and governmental levels.
- To promote architects` creative, technical and cultural talents and the services they provide to the public.
- To defend the rights and status of architects in every country.
- To ensure the continued development of professional methods while respecting the specificity of different communities.
- To promote new technologies and encourage new ideas and concepts in architectural design.
- To promote an awareness and preservation of the African architectural heritage.
- To promote multi-disciplinary exchange between architects themselves and other professionals.
- To give the needed assistance to architects` professional structures in developing countries
- To promote architectural education and facilitate exchange among architects, students and teachers of architecture worldwide.
Our Activities
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 1981-2008:
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
Our Structure
In order to accomplish the mission it has set to itself, the AUA has established a structural hierarchy that allows it to maintain permanent contact with professionals and representatives, and manage their relations at an African level, in a democratic and collegial manner. The structure consists of:
THE AUA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The AUA General Assembly is the Unions` supreme legislative body. It consists of the AUA Council and delegations from all the Union`s Member Countries. The AUA General Assembly meeting is held every three years in order to:
- Ratify the admission or exclusion of Member Section.
- Decide on the locations of the AUA congresses
- Define the Union`s triennial activity programme
- Vote the AUA general budget
- Elect the Executive Committee and Council Members.
THE AUA COUNCIL
The AUA Council consists of the Executive committee and representatives from each of the 5 AUA regions and five co-opted members, one from each region.
THE AUA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The AUA Executive Committee consists of the President, the Immediate Past President, the Vice-Presidents, the Secretary General, the Treasurer, and the Chairman of the Board of Education, Research and Technology.
COUNCIL MEMBERS 2008 - 11
BUREAU MEMBERS POST
NAME/COUNTRY
PRESIDENT
SEIF ALLAH A. ALNAGA (Egypt)
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
JEAN JACQUES KOTTO (Cameroun)
SECRETARY GENERAL
TOKUNBO OMISORE (Nigeria)
CHAIRMAN OF BERT
RODNEY HARBER (South Africa)
TREASURER
MUHAMMED MUNYANYA (Kenya)
ASST. SECRETARY GENERAL
FIRDAOUS OUSSIDHOUM (Morocco)
V. PRESIDENT (WEST)
RAMA TOULAYE DIAGNE (Senegal)
Council Member for the Region
AMADOU ISSA BORE (Mali)
EVANS A. WILLIAMS (Ghana)
MAHMUD JIMOH FAWORAJA
JEAN BOSCO TODJINO (Benin) Coopted
V. PRESIDENT (EAST)
KAISI KALAMBO (Tanzania)
Council Members for the Region
ALI HAYDER (Sudan)
SHABANI MWATAWALA (Tanzania)
GIDION MULYUNGI (Kenya)
JEAN RUNUYA (Rwanda) Coopted
V. PRESIDENT (SOUTH)
HASSAN ASMAL (South Africa)
Council Members for the Region
PAUL MUNTING (Namibia)
VICTOR ANTONIO MIQUEL (Angola)
DOUGLAS KATENGO (Zambia)
V. PRESIDENT (NORTH)
KARIM ELLOUZE (Tunisia)
Council Members for the Region
HODA EL MASRY (Egypt)
AMINE TURKI (Tunisia)
JAMAL LOKHNATI (Morocco)
REDA GUELLIL (Algeria) coopted
V. PRESIDENT CENTRE
CIEPELA NGOY B. (Congo DRC)
Council Members for the Region
OKOKO EUGENE (Congo Brazaville)
MOHAMET ALHADI (Chad)
TOGNIA DJANKO (Cameroun)
CLAUDIEN MULILIWA BYANKUBI (DRC) coopted
THE AUA MEMBER INSTITUTES
The AUA member in a country is the most representative professional association of architects in that country. Each member institute is independent on a national level and, by means of its own secretariat, which is responsible to the AUA, assumes its relationships with governments, other Member Institutes and the Union itself. Through the payment of membership fees, the Member Institutes also contribute to the strength and wealth of the Union, as these fees constitute its main financial resource.
Our Publications
The AUA newsletter is an English and French bi-monthly publication. Through brief reports, it summarizes the AUA`s activities as well as those of its Member Countries, Working Bodies and partner organizations. It also contains information related to the African countries architectural works and achievement, and announces the major current architectural events worldwide and through the continent.