AFRICAN ARCHITECTURE MATTERS IS A REGISTERED FOUNDATION, WITH THE AIM TO

• Build knowledge on African Architecture & Urbanism

• Maintain a knowledge centre on African Architecture 

• Deliver services, initiate, support and facilitate  projects in the field of architecture, with an affiliation to African architecture

Architecture in Africa is much richer than is commonly known. On issues like; private, semi private and public spaces, individuality versus collectiveness, formal versus informal, sustainability, all issues which we urgently have to deal with in Western planning and often fail to address successfully, experiences can be learned from the African continent. 

African Architecture Matters ensures that valuable knowledge regarding ar-chitectural & urban developments that take place on the continent can be made comprehensively available for practi-cal, educational and scientific use.After years of experience in Africa, both in design practice and in architectural debate and research, the founders of African Architecture Mat-ters offer a knowledge and service centre concerning African architecture. African Architecture Matters has been established by the co-founders of ArchiAfrika.

WHAT AFRICAN ARCHITECTURE MATTERS OFFERS

• Research and consultancy on African solutions for Europe an spatial and housing challenges

• Workshops and concept development for planning for and with immigrant groups

• Lectures, courses, training, work shops and tours / expeditions

• Articles and publications

• Research and research missions on architecture and urban planning in Africa

• An infrastructure for the organisation of activities in Africa; network, facilitation, management, coordination

• A multi media library on architecture in Africa and tropical architecture

ARCHITECTURE MATTERS OFFERS SERVICES TO

• Commercial parties

• Cultural institutions 

• Housing corporations & developers

• Educational institutes

• Governmental parties

• NGO’s 

THE EXPERTISE OF AFRICAN ARCHITECTURE MATTERS IS BUILT ON

• Expertise on and experience with contemporary architecture and planning in Africa and the Diaspora;

• An extensive network of architects and experts on African architecture, a 

community with over 1900 members; if required, members will be actively involved

• A library and media collection, containing around 4000 titles of research, documents, films and photos.