With new entries being submitted daily, organisers of the Africa Architecture Awards have decided to extend the deadline from 30 June 2017 to 14 July 2017. The amended deadline applies to all categories except the People’s Choice Award, where public voting continues until 18 August 2017.
There are two steps to enter: the first is to register, and the second is to submit documents, images and a film of the entered project. Over 360 registered entries for the inaugural Africa Architecture Awards have been received thus far. Any project that pertains to Africa may be entered. Current entrants hail from more than 27 African countries, including the surrounding islands and the diaspora.
Launched by founder Saint-Gobain, the awards aim to recognise and reward worthy projects from across the African continent, with one overall winner garnering a $10,000 grand prize. The awards programme has key collaborators like global heavyweight Sir David Adjaye OBE of Adjaye Associates as the official patron, a steering panel and advisory team comprising noteworthy academics and architects, and a master jury of award-winning practitioners drawn from across Africa and the diaspora.
The master jury will identify a shortlist of 20 projects, four trophy winners and one grand prix. The official awards ceremony is set to take place on 28 September 2017 at Cape Town’s Zeitz MOCAA, designed by British architect Thomas Heatherwick, which opens to the public the same week. A Lifetime Achiever’s Award is given at the discretion of the master jury. It is awarded to an architect or architects who have made a significant contribution to the professions of architecture and/or urban design over a substantial period of time.
For more information, go to www.africaarchitectureawards.com.
