CPDI AFRICA BLOG

  The CPDI Africa Global Studio for African Centered Architecture: an Academic Platform for Teaching a New Pedagogy in African Architecture. The CPDI Africa Global Studio for African Centered Architecture provides architects and designers an African centered academic platform for learning technical solutions for problem solving in their communities, while preserving culture and heritage through design.  The global studio is organized by CPDI Africa - the Community Planning and Design Initiative, Africa. Our Global Studio Faculty are leading professors and architects, renowned for their pedagogy in teaching African centered architecture.  Tenured at distinguished universities around the globe, our professors understand architecture is not separate from the lexicon of creative arts, but an integral part of the full human experience. CPDI Africa faculty is interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and represent a diversity of world cultures, languages and heritage. The CPDI Afr...

We are Thrilled to Announce CPDI Africa Internship June 2020 Goes #Live @ our Virtual Studios! Welcome to our 21 Pan African Interns & Fellows - for 10 Weeks - with 5 Distinguished Professors of African Centered Architecture!  Follow our Pioneering designers and researchers on their journey into Developing Contemporary interpretations of their Culture and Traditional architecture!  #Kenya #Nigeria #Jamiaca #Haiti #RepublicofBenin #USA #SouthAfrica  To learn more of our upcoming Internships, Certificate Courses, Competitions, Seminars and Exhibitions, and how You can join Us, visit cpdiafrica.org. Developing New African Centered Architecture that is Culturally and Environmentally Sustainable! Welcome from Our Team at CPDI Africa! On this blog our interns share their knowledge and research on topics from African ARCHITECTURE to SPIRITUALITY & RELIGION. #AfricaDefinesArchitecture #cpdiafrica #Architecture #AfricanCulture #TraditionalArchitecture #Lou #Igbo #Xhosa #Ta...