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Figure 1_ Snapshots from African Perspectives Pretoria 24 - 28 September 2009 (Source: B. vd Lans)

Young African Architects - Newsletter September 2009

While in the midst of the largest event of our network’s history, the African Perspectives 2009 conference in Pretoria, we can assure you that ArchiAfrika is buzzing also at other fronts. First of all with this new newsletter; after focusing on Heritage and Conservation (the past) in our May issue, succeeding with an issue on Popular Architecture (the present) in July, we now cleared the floor for the future. Young architectural practices give their contributions by sharing with us their views on the challenges for architecture and urban planning in Africa and what that means in particular for their position. From various locations on the African continent we have contri-butions which will give you insight on the position of the future generation. And we know that this is just a very small representation of the group of young architect, so remain inviting young architects to contribute with their vision on our website. But of course this invitation is extended to the more experienced generation as well, to share their ideas on the future role of architecture in Africa with the ArchiAfrika network.

A discussion on the position of young and talented architects in the field was held in Johannesburg at the Witwatersrand Univer-sity, which we attended. Hannah Le Roux (Senior Lecturer at the University of Witwatersrand, School of Architecture and Planning) launched a Young Architects Development Initiative. She gathered an interesting group of people discussing the required stimulus to remain vitalizing the profession by encouraging and supporting young and talented architects. An encouraging initiative, which might also be interesting for follow up in other places in Africa.

For the The African House project, focusing on the position of African immigrants in the Diaspora, in particular on Ghanaian immigrants in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, we have scheduled an important event on the 30th October. At that date, a DVD and booklet will be launched, containing all the films which were produced during the course of the project as well as contributions by key persons involved in the project. The launch will be followed by a debate, lead by Célia Tchengang, with Ola Uduku from the Edinburg College of Art as introductory speaker, Toni Kofi from our partner organization STAND and others. The location is still to be announced, keep an eye on our website!

To go back to the African Perspectives 2009 conference: the event is scheduled so far past the deadline for submission to the newslet-ter, that a full review is impossible. What we offer instead is postings of short impressions through Facebook and Twitter. Yes, Archi-Afrika is moving into the new communication networks, and you are invited to take part. In addition to this we offer a visual impression of African Perspectives in this newsletter, by including a selection of photos, fresh from Pretoria. A more elaborated report will follow in the newsletter to come.

ArchiAfrika also undertook a mission to Maputo following the conference in Pretoria. In collaboration with the Eduardo Mondlane Uni-versity and with generous support from the Royal Netherlands Embassy, possibilities for collaboration and projects are being explored. We will report you on the outcomes in the near future.

MARANGA NJOROGE (1982, Kenya) graduated with his Bachelors in Architecture from the University of Nairobi in 2006. He currently works at Blink Studio (Architecture/Project Management) in Nairobi, Kenya. We first met with Maranga in Marrakech, Morocco last year at the Holcim Awards 2008 for Sustainable Con-struction: Africa Middle East. Maranga was awarded the “Next Generation” 3rd Prize award for his Water-front Sustainable development concept. The award-winning project, co-authored with Benedette Nthale, proposes a holistic intervention towards an intensive commercial development of a highly attractive prime beach area located within a hot-humid tropical climate in Mombasa, Kenya. The development proposes to in-corporate a series of socio-cultural facilities (includ-ing free access museum and aquarium) and would be embedded in a large, intensively landscaped garden to which the public would have free access. The jury commented the following on Maranga’s project: The project is commended due to its attempt to combine the usually prevailing financial goals of professional investors with a multitude of quantitative as well as qualitative environmental and social targets. Further info on Maranga’s project can be found here: http://www.holcimfoundation.org/Portals/1/docs/A08EU/WinnerPoster_AME_A4_ng3_hires.pdfProject images (high resolution): http://www.holcim-foundation.org/T877/A08AMng3-gallery.htm#prj

Architecture is a profession often difficult to break into independently, as a young African architect what kinds of jobs do you currently work on? What kinds of jobs would like to do?As a young African architect, the major challenge is exposure to opportunities to express unconventional solutions to recurrent so-cial challenges that can be sorted out architecturally. Unlike de-veloped countries that are proactive in planning and having test programs to new systems or technologies, African countries are more ‘reactive’ as they wait for problems to arise in order to start in order to look for solutions.

Figure 1_ Holcim Awards “Next Generation” 3rd prize 2008 Africa Middle East for Waterfront sustainable development concept (Kenya): Maranga Njoroge with Holger Wallbaum (Source: http://www.holcimfoundation.org)

As a result of these parameters, a young architect is generally subjected to engage in conventional, repetitive and non pro-gressive practice. Talented young architects are assimilated to large firms to propel large budget projects and hence alot of this talent is lost. To illustrate this, architects with passion in very important aspects of architecture like conservation, sustainable design, rehabilitation, preservation, community housing, academia, (among many others), have few outlets for their talent and will often be dissolved in ‘mainstream’ commercial architecture.

The felt need of today’s design is sustainability. This is the driving force of the projects we handle at Blink Studio. A com-bination of low energy to passive cooling systems, natural lighting and renewable energy systems are incorporated in our designs. These include 50,000SQM mixed use towers (Kigali Rwanda- Commencement Sept 2009), 7,000 SQM of-fice block Kigali Rwanda, commencement Nov 2009), 10500 SQM office block (Nairobi, Kenya).

As a young architect, I am involved in a few projects.1. Flying Kites Kinangop Children’s Centre (orphan-age): This is a new concept of housing, abdicating and so-cialising orphaned children within a set up that is as close to a home as possible. The concept of the children’s home come school decreases the chance of children getting ‘insti-tutionalised’. This concept of a children’s home incorporates high learning standards that attract other children who can af-ford the education and also subsidize on costs incurred by the children’s home. The scheme combines housing units of 12-16 children each, that have a common area, kitchen etc (the ideal home setup), also included in the scheme is a school that ranges from pre school to high school, theatre, sports fields, a community centre, teachers housing and a horticul-tural farm. This scheme when complete will be a self-sustain-ing entity that will redefine the perception behind a children’s home. 2. Eco Lodges in Kenya/Rwanda:The most ambitious project at Blink Studio is a proposal for an eco lodge in one of Kenya’s savanna grasslands. The concept incorporates a 90% recycled material components within the

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building shell and incorporate bio-climatic design to ensure opti-mum thermal comfort and maximise durability.

These lodges when realised will offer employment to the locals (both in construction and operation), seeks to emerge with a hy-brid model of modern construction technology with traditional ones and also have a low carbon footprint in construction and running of the lodges.

Where do you see future opportunities for young ar-chitects in Africa, and what kind of support would be needed to best go forward?Architects in Africa in my view will contribute largely in shaping the destiny of the continent. This is in regard of social develop-ment of its people and facilitating the basic need of housing. This is however a vision and is yet to be realised. There is however a new generation of architects who are dynamic in thought and ac-tion that have potential to make a positive and felt change in their continent. Organisations like ArchiAfrika also facilitate discussions and forums and idea generation of like-minded architects. These forums fire up ideas that when translated into action will leave an impact.

The major hinderance to the way to progress is majorly political both from the macro to micro level. Governance and policy are pa-rameters that architects have to work within. When unfavourable, then there is a high degree of conformity and compromise among architects. For instance, statutory constraints as regards building materials and technologies are a hindrance to progress.

A focus on Africa has proven to be an area of grow-ing interest for the non-Western approach to contem-porary architecture. It is now understood there is a rich source for possible solutions for some of the con-temporary worldwide architectonic issues, such as

sustainability and cultural identities. Do you think Africa can be a role model for sustainability?The core fundamentals of traditional African architecture rever-berate with strong sustainability. Traditional architecture was environmentally responsive, socially driven and economically sound. All traditionally typologies conformed to their environ-ments and provided for optimum thermal comfort while using very simple building technology. These structures strength-ened the social fabric by enhancing community development through communal construction. Local construction technol-ogy/craftsmanship would be passed from one generation to another and hence promote distinct culture that would further enhance cultural diversity. Modern architecture is currently struggling to get back to basics and may borrow a leaf from traditional African Architecture.

How relevant do you feel the discussion between traditional and the future is for the prospect of rap-idly growing urban areas in Africa?A fast dash back to the drawing board is critical and I feel many solutions will be found from traditional technology. Ur-ban centres in Africa are growing unsustainably fast and yet governments are offering inadequate address to the plight of this ever-growing population. Housing is the most critical yet largely neglected sector in the urban setting. Large informal settlements keep growing and the governments cannot cope with their spread. What is worse is that there are frantic unsus-tainable options that are imposed on the informal settlement dwellers. Policy that will apportion well-positioned districts that are a reasonable distance from workplaces and are accessible should be identified and create ‘formalised’ and organised ‘in-formal settlements’. This will ensure that there is continuity of the critical socio-economic set up of settlements. This rough/skeleton model is a hybrid of modern day planning and tradi-tional African way of creating settlements.

Figure 2_ 3D image for Eco Lodge Gisenyi, Rwanda (Source: M. Njoroge)

Althea Peacock Tanzeem Razak

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LEMON PEBBLE DESIGN was established in Johan-nesburg, South Africa in October of 2006 by Tanzeem Razak and Althea Peacock as an architectural and de-sign practice after both had been running their own practices for 3 and 1 ½ years respectively. Both ar-chitects graduated from the University of the Witwa-tersrand in Johannesburg and went on to working for various practices with varied design approaches.

With a combined working experience of 10 years the two principals have a shared design philosophy of making good quality buildings for a sustainable environment. Ideas in response to client requirements, climate, en-vironment, local culture and social influences/ context are what drive design in this firm. Valuable lessons are garnered from continual research and interaction with the academic world and through the influences of global media.

With a strong design imperative to their thinking and working, they strive for innovative and high quality work both in the public and private domains. Being an enthusiastic, young firm puts them a position of con-stant growth in terms of design experience and knowl-edge of the Design and Architectural field.

Architecture is a profession often difficult to break into independently, as a young African architect what kinds of jobs do you currently work on? What kinds of jobs would like to do?Independent practice has been challenging to establish, but in our fourth year of business, we are finally finding opportunities to work where we can explore architectural ideas. In the beginning we had to contend with small renovations, alterations and additions where innovation was quite limited, but are now are beginning to do a range of work from private house commissions to larger public and commercial buildings.

We would like to do more work in the city where we can challenge the insular and security conscious Johannesburg to be more sen-sitive to public space which, is fast disappearing. South Africa is becoming conscious of a more sustainable way of building and it would be an interesting challenge to design public buildings which contributed to that consciousness.

We would also like to have commercial and private proj-ects which allows us to challenge popular public perception of what constitutes good architecture. This goal is part of how we would like to participate in critical architectural dis-course which gets overlooked when you are in Practice.

Where do you see future opportunities for young architects in Africa, and what kind of support would be needed to best go forward?The opportinities for young Architetcts are in the rapidly expanding cities located all over the continent with chal-lenging and stimulating socio-economical and cultural con-texts.

The problems faced by our housing deficit, our townships which have little or no urban planning, our sub-urban hous-ing estates which have been mostly conceived as islands,our corporate environments which do not ackowedge their users or are superficially mimicing their European conter-parts, etc, are all opportunities for young architects who want to challenge and question norms which have been accepted as standards for makig architecture.

The support for young arhcitects would probably be in the form of finding a way for architects and/or clients to access each other in order to address issues which create and perpetuate the problems we encounter.

This support could probably also extend in creating op-portunites for more open ended debate (not confined to academic institutions). Practice, after all, is the practical application of what academic thinking examines.

A focus on Africa has proven to be an area of growing interest for the non-Western ap-proach to contemporary architecture. It is now understood there is a rich source for possible solutions for some of the contemporary world-wide architectonic issues, such as sustain-ability and cultural identities. Do you think Africa can be a role model for sustainability?Yes, Africa can be a role model for sustainability. Tradi-tional building is inherently sustainable, and possibly holds the key to future building with limited resources. In a similar way popular technology can re-inforce african solutions.

However, urbanisation and westernisation has tainted at-titudes toward traditional building methods and ideas. As-pirations have lead to the assumption that western technol-ogy is the only way forward.

How relevant do you feel the discussion between traditional and the future is for the prospect of rapidly growing urban areas in Africa?The relevance lies in that; with a discussion we can con-tribute meaninfully to what urban areas look like, how they work, what they mean and how they are perceived.

Any urban area is part of individual identity, cultural, fi-nancial, historical and socio-political identity. If there is no discussion we risk alienating ourselves from our own cities and we risk adopting urban models which have no relevance to our particular situations.

Figure 1_ Sketch by Emmanuel Nkambule for housing project during 3rd year studies

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EMMANUEL NKAMBULE (1983, Swaziland) recently graduated from his Maters in Architecture (with dis-tinction) at the University of Pretoria in 2008 winning 4 prizes (including the Pretoria Institute for Architecture [PIA] Design Prize for Best Student in Design). In fact, Emmanuel has taken the PIA Best Architecture Student Prize in his second and third year of his degree along with 10 or more awards for scholastic achievement throughout his education. Currently working as an ar-chitect in training and project management at Brad Walker Architects, Emmanuel has as his personal ob-jective: creating architecture that will better and bless humankind, first and foremost socially, then environ-mentally, and economically.

Architecture is a profession often difficult to break into independently, as a young African architect what kinds of jobs do you currently work on? What kinds of jobs would like to do?Currently I am working for a firm and I am doing the following jobs:1. Pre-school addition2. Conference facility refurbishment3. Residential buildings4. Hopsital building

I would like to do the following:1.Museums2.More residential projects3.Mixed-use developments4.Urban design

Where do you see future opportunities for young ar-chitects in Africa, and what kind of support would be needed to best go forward?I believe we are in the ‘Information Age’ just as we were in the Indus-trial Age in the 1900s. The ability to obtain up-to-date information (locally and globally), assimilate it, interpret it, then apply it aright will determine the success and failure of young architects in Africa. As young architects in Africa we are no more Africans; Africa has

lost physical boundaries, mainly through internet, cellphones, and other communication means. This is to our advantage if we learn to learn. It is also to our detriment if we become lazy and unconcerned with the age we are in. Any support to-wards the mastery of information is all young architects need at such an exciting time in the history of Africa.

A focus on Africa has proven to be an area of growing interest for the non-Western ap-proach to contemporary architecture. It is now understood there is a rich source for possible solutions for some of the contemporary world-wide architectonic issues, such as sustain-ability and cultural identities. Do you think Africa can be a role model for sustainability?Absolutely so, yes. Africa at large still remains a faculty of the basics of human lifestyle. Essentials are revealed through the desire to live in a continent with less access to the West-ern luxuries. In Africa the world may learn that true and last-ing satisfaction in life does not come with accumulation of materials but by maximum and purposeful use of what you have in way that allows it to multiply.

How relevant do you feel the discussion between traditional and the future is for the prospect of rapidly growing urban areas in Africa?Being in Swaziland where 70% of the population lives in the rural area and 30% in urban areas I am partly aware of the forces that moulds urban areas in Africa. This discusion will have positive results if it shifts from quantities to qualitity. In-stead of scrambling for urbanisation, we should improve the quality of living in rural and urban areas at the same time.

For example, in the Swazi tradition you are not a successful family man if you don’t have livestock. So even if people mi-grate to urban areas, they have more respect form their rural homes than their urban homes. The question is how can we have urban advantages in the rural areas without destroying rural qualities?

Franklin Mwango

Environmentally Low-Impact, Low-Cost Housing in Nairobi Kenya” was concerned with low-income housing in Kibera, Nairobi through Community Based Organizations (CBOs). Awarded a scholarship to do his Bachelors degree at the St. Lawrence University of Fine Arts, Franklin was commended twice, for be-ing among the top Fine Arts Students by the Honorary Society and was featured in the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and College a bio-graphical volume honouring him as a noteworthy stu-dent of higher learning.

Franklin currently practises as an architect, urban designer, lecturer and Director of Belen Develop-ment Limited, a small self-initiated firm ‘dedicated to developing the market for green building products and services in Africa’. BDL is made up of an archi-tect (Mwango), an engineer and a real-estate analyst. Their mission: ‘to increase the awareness of the eco-nomic, social, and environmental benefits of green technologies in Africa and rapidly advance the devel-opment of the market for green products and services within the built environment.’

Franklin lectures also at Maseno University and Uni-versity of Nairobi instructing post-graduate and un-dergraduate level students in Site Planning, and on presentation techniques in Urban Design (from free-hand drawing to the use of computer programs), Proj-ect Planning & Management, Landscape Design and supervises 4th year students in their final year Urban Design projects.

Architecture is a profession often difficult to break into independently, as a young African architect what kinds of jobs do you currently work on? What kinds of jobs would like to do?Teamwork is the core of our business. Belen Development Lim-ited is a small firm of three started this year in order to develop sustainable designs and technologies within the human built en-vironment. Although the current market in Africa does not value many of the tangible public and private benefits of green technolo-gies to their full potential, we are striving to facilitate changes that will bring these technologies to the forefront of high performance green building design, implementation and maintenance. The de-velopment of a green technology market requires that we:

· Research the public and private community building and community-wide benefits of green initiatives in various towns and climate zones, starting in Nairobi, Kenya.· Develop and provide value added products and services to our Corporate and Individual clients.

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FRANKLIN O. MWANGO (1974, Kenya) is based in Nairobi, Kenya. He completed both his Bachelors and Masters in the U.S.A.. His Masters of Archi-tecture and Urban Design (M Arch) was completed at the New School of Architecture & Design (San Diego, U.S.A) in 2002. His thesis: “Provision of

· Engage a wide variety of stakeholders and educate the general public on the many social, economic and envi-ronmental benefits of green infrastructure.· Facilitate the international exchange of information on policies, products, science and research.

Areas of focus:1. Real Estate Development and consultancy· Green Roofs· Roof and storm water harvesting· Renewable Energy2. Research and curriculum development

Where do you see future opportunities for young architects in Africa, and what kind of support would be needed to best go forward?Future opportunities lie in sustainable human environments exemplified by principles of conservation. With the present styles of building and development, humanity has a very short lifespan. We are consuming from the earth, faster than it can replenish itself. Many of the sustainable build-ing technologies that existed for centuries within the African continent have been left for the more ‘superior’, expensive western technologies that do not suit the African local en-vironment. These unsustainable building systems have left African societies in more deplorable conditions than before the introduction of these ‘’new’ building technologies.

The subsequent concept of sustainability is bioregionalism, or the concept that all life is on a community basis - that fu-ture technology must function within bioregional patterns and scales. African architects need to work closely in developing their own ideas, and designs that suit the local zones, hence the need for greater collaboration among architects and pro-fessionals in and outside the built environment.

A focus on Africa has proven to be an area of growing interest for the non-Western ap-proach to contemporary architecture. It is now understood there is a rich source for possible solutions for some of the contemporary world-wide architectonic issues, such as sustain-ability and cultural identities. Do you think Africa can be a role model for sustainability?Yes Africa can be a role model. As mentioned in the first two answers, the African continent has a lot of potential for the development of urban design and architecture. By 2050 it is estimated that over 75% of the global population will live in urban areas, most of this taking place in developing countries. The continent has an opportunity to learn from the mistakes of the West and create a path of home-grown knowledge that is also of global context. One way is through enhancement of green building technologies such as stabilized soil blocks, rammed earth, and use of renewable energy such as solar. Another is the enhancement of the African communal living and using it in developing sustainable neighbourhoods that are suited to the intended users.

How relevant do you feel the discussion between traditional and the future is for the prospect of rapidly growing urban areas in Africa?This discussion is very relevant in that it can solve the present problems African cities are experiencing such as the growth

of slums. The growth of cities and the need for maintaining an agricultural base is currently one of the many reasons that create disharmony along the peri-urban area, where urban meets rural. The zoning laws and design guidelines become almost irrelevant within these zones and hence development precedes planning and design and thus development of low quality buildings and neigh-bourhoods. It is only through this discussion that such scenarios will be re-ordered. The next generation that will be in leadership on the continents also need to know where we have come from, understand where we are and chart a path for the future.

In the Spotlight

This month In the Spotlight we present Open House Archi-tecture [oh.a]: http://www.oharchitecture.com

Open House Architecture CC (Cape Town, South Africa) was found-ed by two young architects in 2006. Ilze Wolff (South Africa, 1980) and César Besada (Spain,1974) established an architectural firm engaged in designing buildings with a high degree of innovation, in-tegrity and creativity. Considering social responsibility and activism two key factors in their approach they are currently involved in a di-verse range of projects, including two early development centres in the poor communities of Cape Town. Furthermore, they are active in enhancing architectural debate by organising architectural/urban tours in the city with aim to cultivate an appreciation for the built environment.

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Granted by Antoni FolkersHassan Fathy (1986) Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture. The University of Chicago Press Chicago and London, Chicago.PurchasedGabriel Fathan (2005) Twenty Cape Houses. Breestraat Publikasies, Cape Town.Jan Ploeger (1963) Over-vaal: Die Geskiedenis van ‘n Ampswoning. The University of Chicago Press Chicago and London, Pretoria.Jan Ploeger; F.C.L. Bosman; W.H.J. Punt; A. Gordon Bagnall [eds.] (1966) Bewaring van ons Erfenis. Caltex se Diens vir Gemeenskap-sontwikkeling, Cape Town.Wm. Nicol [eds.] (ca. 1958) Die Voortrekkermonument: Pretoria. Beheer-raad van die Voortrekkermonument, Pretoria.

ColofonText Berend van der LansMaranga NjorogeFranklin MwangoAlthea PeacockTanzeem RazakEmmanuel NkambuleRachel Stella JenkinsDesign Rachel Stella JenkinsEditingBerend van der LansTranslationAnne-Marie van den Nieuwenhof-Damishimiro FONDATION SHIMIRO, Pointe-Noire, CongoElisabeth Bastemeijer

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06 September - 25 October 2009Photo Exhibition, “Avenida Patrice Lumumba” by Guy Tillim,

Extra City, Belgium

12 - 14 October 2009International Conference on Sustainable Built

Environment Infrastructures in Developing Countries, Algeria

29 October - 01 November 2009 Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam , The Netherlands

30 - 31 October 2009Docomomo: Planned Conservation of XXth Century Archi-tectural Heritage: A Review of Policies and Practices, Italy

28 - 30 April 2010 International Regional Conference on Sustainable Construc-

tion. Revitalisation and Rehabilitation of Districts, Spain

19 - 27 August 201011th International Docomomo Conference - Living in the

Urban Modernity, Mexico

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The University is seeking a suitably qualified person to head the School of Architecture and Planning. The School combines the professional disciplines of Architecture and Urban & Regional Planning as well as the postgraduate disciplines of Development Planning, Housing and Urban Design. Located in the heart of Johannesburg, one of Africa’s multicultural cities, the University and the School are exciting environments for learning, teaching and research.

Qualifications: Applicants should have completed a PhD; alternatively, they should provide evidence of significant professional and/or scholarly achievements. The successful appointee will be of a high national and international standing and possess high managerial skills. S/he must demonstrate ability to co-ordinate the academic and professional vision of the constituent disciplines; provide the leadership required to enable the School to function as an integrated unit; and maintain a position of excellence by offering nationally and internationally accredited programmes.

The successful appointee would be expected to: Provide the academic vision and leadership required to enable the School to establish and maintain a position of excellence within the University and in the wider educational context; lead and manage the School in meeting its and the Faculty’s strategic goals; participate in University-wide decision-making processes towards achieving the University’s strategic goals; and raise external funding and support for special projects within the School.

The appointment will commence on 1 August 2010. The standard period of employment is 5 years after which the candidate may seek another term or be integrated into a senior teaching and research position in the School. If the appointee is an existing member of the permanent staff s/he will revert to her/his previous academic position.

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CLOSING DATE:31 October 2009

Architects, engineers for construction supervision in Libya Architects and engineers for construction supervision with experience in working abroad and in the construction of high rise buildings are required for a project in Tripoli, Libya.

Qualifications:- fluent in written and spoken business English and German- minimum of 7 years work experience in the field of construction supervision LPH “Leistungsphasen” (work phases) 6-9- ability to work in a team as well as independently- comprehensive knowledge in technical, legal and commercial aspects of building supervision- negotiation skills with contractors- expertise in coordination, project management and time scheduling- experience in MS-Project, Power Project, MS Office Standard Programs- expertise in tendering as well as cost planning and monitoring- expertise in FIDIC and NEC- flexibility

Please send your application to: Kleihues + KleihuesGesellschaft von Architekten mbHFrau FrenzelHelmholtzstraße 4210587 BerlinGermany

Job location: Tripolis (Libya)Contact: Diana FrenzelKleihues + KleihuesTelephone: +30 3997790Email: berlin (at) kleihues.comhttp://www.kleihues.com

Urban Designers / Detailed Design Architect

These positions shall call for work in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and stationed in our Cairo and/or UAE office. Fre-quent travel in the region (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Egypt) may be required. It is preferred that applicant is already residing in the region, must have NOC’s if presently employed, and may need to relocate to either the UAE or Cairo.

Job location: Egypt (Egypt)Contact: Nader AyoubYamasakiEmail: resumes (at) yamasakiinc.comhttp://www.yamasakiinc.com