Our Activities

Every three years, the Aua congress brings together hundreds of architects and students of architecture from all over the continent. AUA congresses focus on a topic of current concern to the profession, highlight the issues with which the architects of Africa are faced at a given point in time, and bring to light the solutions they can provide while facilitating contact and exchange among professionals from different parts of the world and different backgrounds. The AUA General Assembly selects the host countries and cities for the Union`s congresses based on submissions made by the Member Countries interested in organizing that event. The locations are chosen three years in advance.

AUA MEETINGS, CONGRESSES AND THEIR THEMES FROM 1981-2008:

1981	Lagos, Nigeria
1982	Harare, Zimbabwe
1986	Yaounde, Cameroun- Architecture and Education
1988	Arusha, Tanzania
1989	Dakar, Senegal
1991	Gabarone, Botswana
1994	Nairobi, Kenya
1995	Nairobi, Kenya- The African Vision in the Era of Globalization
1996	Brazaville, Congo-Urban Space Management and Experience in Use of Local Materials
1996	Kampala, Uganda- Towards an African architecture in the 21st Century
1997	Tunis, Tunisia
1997	Windhoek, Namibia
1998	Durban, South Africa- Habitat and Poverty Eradication
1999	Cairo, Egypt
1999	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
2000	Grand Bay, Mauritius- Architecture and Tourism
2002	Durban, South Africa- Habitat and Poverty Eradication
2002	Tunis, Tunisia
2003	Arusha, Tanzania- Architecture and Heritage
2003	Alexandria, Egypt- Architecture and Education
2005	Abuja, Nigeria – African Urbanization
2005	Algiers, Algeria
2006	Accra, Ghana
2006	Nairobi, Kenya
2007	Khartoum, Sudan
2007	Kinshasa, Congo
2008	Durban, South Africa
2008	Alexandria, Egypt - Africa. Root and Architecture

 

ARCHITECTURAL EVENTS IN THE WORLD and IN AFRICA