National Teachers Colleges Africa, Mubende Uganda school building design, Ugandan architecture pictures
National Teachers Colleges, Mubende Uganda, Africa
23 July 2022
Design: Oubuntu-DASUDA & BKVV Architects
Location: 2 educational locations near the towns of Kaliro and Mubende, Uganda, Africa
photograph : Eppo Karsijn
Photos by Eppo Karsijns and Nambasa Sabrina – Frame Media
National Teachers Colleges, Africa
National Teachers Colleges
On Monday June 6th 2022, winners of the Architizer A+ Awards 2022 were announced by the Architizer organization from New York. The public award in the category ‘Architecture for Good’ is awarded to the National Teachers Colleges (NTC) Uganda project.
It consists of a large-scale campus renovation and new build facilities at 2 educational locations near the towns of Kaliro and Mubende, both in Uganda. The build project for approximately 2,000 students, featuring 24 renovated buildings and 8 new buildings, encompasses student and teacher housing, classroom buildings, energy-efficient kitchens, sports facilities, sustainable energy facilities, waste recycling systems, and food production facilities.
photo : Eppo Karsijn
Enabel Country Representative, Tom Vanneste, said the initiative ensured the creation of a safer and more conducive learning environment for over 2,000 students and their teachers.
photo © Nambasa Sabrina – Frame Media
The project was realized as part of a joint venture collaboration between Oubuntu Consulting, DASUDA, and bkvv architects. The clients of this large-scale project are the Ministry of Education and Sports in Uganda, and the Belgium Development Agency. The project is funded by the Belgian Government.
photograoh : Eppo Karsijn
NTC is part of an ambitious national program to improve education in Uganda. The approach for NTC is for future teachers to become examples for a better Uganda. Living and learning at NTC campus is a reflection of that goal.
photo : Eppo Karsijn
Architizer A+ Award
The A+Awards celebrate the extraordinary work of the world’s best firms, highlighting the work of pioneering architects and designers as they strive to create architecture that will stand the test of time.
picture : Eppo Karsijn
Out of 5,000 entries received from 100+ countries, a team of reputable judges have nominated five finalists within each award category. Popular Choice Winners were awarded in several categories, with over 400,000 votes cast by the voting public.
photo : Eppo Karsijn
The Architecture + for Good category celebrates projects and architects that use their skills and passions to address crises in collaboration with communities.
image : Eppo Karsijn
The National Teachers Colleges Uganda project will be published in the next edition of “The World’s Best Architecture”, a hardbound compendium published annually by the Monacelli Press.
image : Eppo Karsijn
National Teachers Colleges Uganda
The design for National Teachers Colleges started in 2019. Construction was recently completed and the buildings were handed over during a well-attended inauguration ceremony in December 2021.
image : Eppo Karsijn
The Minister of State and Ambassador of Belgium signed the Manifesto for Climate Responsive Design during the inauguration ceremony, with NTC being the first project in Uganda acknowledged as a best practice example. The project is poised to become a reference for institutional developments in the country. It features indoor and outdoor spaces, as well as local artisan technology applications. It also focuses on the enhancement of the green environment through local-bio diversity safeguards and water protection.
NTC uses locally available materials, such as bamboo and earth bricks, that promote community participation. Simple but pleasant architecture optimizes natural lighting, ventilation, and passive cooling, resulting in thermal comfort spaces with a relatively low indoor temperature. At the same time, it features low-cost maintenance, as well as a reduction in project and implementation period costs. No air conditioning is required, as all of the buildings have a cool internal temperature.
image : Eppo Karsijn
National Teachers Colleges in Uganda, Africa – Building Information
Architect: Oubuntu-DASUDA & BKVV Architects – https://blokkatsvanveen.nl/blokkatsvanveen.nl/
Location: 2 educational locations near the towns of Kaliro and Mubende, Uganda
Client: Ministry of Education and Sports in Uganda, and the Belgium Development Agency. The project is funded by the Belgian Government.
Design Team: Robert van Kats, Dieter Blok, Sander van Veen, Sanne Eekel, Ichumar Humphrey, Charles Kironde, Nalikka Kasenge, Dickson Byamugisha.
Completion Date: December 2021
Size: facilities 2,000 students, featuring 24 renovated buildings and 8 new buildings.
Aerial photographs: Nambasa Sabrina – Frame Media
Photographs: Eppo Karsijns – Red Pixl Media
About Oubuntu Consulting
Oubuntu Consulting is an established multi-disciplinary consultancy firm based in Kampala- Uganda, comprised of professionals with technical experience spanning over 30 years. Oubuntu offers services across a myriad of disciplines, including the firm’s predominant Architecture Practice, Engineering, Project management, and BIM-related services to ISO 19650 standards. It also fosters a design culture of communal collectivism, with a shared value system of teamwork that encourages group cooperation and consensus, and accommodates innovation and diverse ideas.
About DASUDA
DASUDA stands for Dutch Alliance for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa. The foundation is a collaborative collective between a number of European and African experts, including physicists, economists, ecologists, engineers, architects, landscape designers, urban designers, and planners.
About bkvv architects
Design is guided by its location, and bkvv architects discover the energy of a place and translate it into spatial solutions. The existing is the starting point for development of a building, a living environment, and a community.
bkvv architects focus on the realization of climate-friendly architecture, harnessing learning and curiosity to recognize values and opportunities that provide answers to questions such as: How can we achieve harmony with our environment? How do we use our collective energy to creating liveable and live worthy environments? How can we continuously adapt to changing circumstances?
photo © Nambasa Sabrina – Frame Media
Photography © Eppo Karsijns and Nambasa Sabrina – Frame Media
National Teachers Colleges, Mubende Uganda images / information received 230722 from Oubuntu-DASUDA & BKVV Architects
Location: 2 educational locations near the towns of Kaliro and Mubende, Uganda, Africa
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