A diverse line-up of architects from around the globe converge on Durban this Sunday, 3 August 2014, for the UIA2014 architecture conference. We dip into our archives for these interviews with four architects who will all be speaking at the event.
Cameron Sinclair
The founder and CEO of Architecture for Humanity, speaking here at What Design Can Do 2012, says architecture is about more than just buildings – it has the ability to build resilience in communities because architecture is where life happens.
Francis Kéré
In this interview at Design Indaba Conference 2011, the celebrated architect from Burkino Faso, now based in Berlin, is a cogent voice for an African architecture that has its own indigenous identity.
Watch Kéré's full speaker talk at the Design Indaba Conference here.
Joe Osae-Addo
In this interview at AZA 2012, Ghanaian architect Joe Osae-Addo says that Africa needs to put design on the development agenda so that architecture has a sustainable impact.
Rahul Mehrotra
Rahul Mehrotra, principal of RMA Architects of Mumbai, advocates for a richer dialogue among the architects working in the Global South. He also spoke as part of AZA 2012.
