Priscilla Namwanje: Ugandan architect wins sustainable design top prize

Winning is the "validation that research is an instrument or tool that can be used to explore solutions to urban challenges in the African context", says Namwanje.

Ugandan Priscilla Namwanje is the Next Generation 1st prize winner for the Middle East Africa category. (Credit: LafargeHolcim Foundation)

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision

SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION

Youthful Ugandan architect Priscilla Namwanje wants to see Kampala's Muyenga-Namuwongo neighbourhood transformed from a gray locality to a green social area.

For this, her vision features a network

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Priscilla Namwanje: Ugandan architect wins sustainable design top prize

Winning is the "validation that research is an instrument or tool that can be used to explore solutions to urban challenges in the African context", says Namwanje.

Ugandan Priscilla Namwanje is the Next Generation 1st prize winner for the Middle East Africa category. (Credit: LafargeHolcim Foundation)

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