AIA Intl Nigeria - Changes in Architecture in Nigeria and Opportunities for New Beginnings
Event Description
Everywhere in the world, Culture, Politics, Economics, Society, Art and Architecture have always been interwoven. Just as in 1918 with the ‘Spanish’ Flu, we see a pandemic changing society in so many ways.
The earliest recorded overseas incursions of foreigners into any part of what is now known as Nigeria was in the 15th Century by the Portuguese, followed subsequently by the British. These influences brought eras of classical (Gothic), colonial, modern and post-modern Architecture.
We now find ourselves in a place where we must step back and think about how we have traditionally lived as Africans and redefine our work based on this, especially as Sustainability is now more critical than ever. This course attempts to take us on the journey from our beginnings to where we are, and position us so we can look into the future.
CES: Estimated 1 LU for AIA Members
Speaker
Ayoola Tokunbo Onajide, RIBA, FNIA, SAIA, Int’l Assoc. AIA, Founder/ Chairman, ATO Architects
Moderator: Lanre Olusola, Int’l Assoc. AIA, FNIA, FNIM, FIMC, At-Large Director, AIA International and Nigeria Country Representative
Ayoola Onajide was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England on July 22, 1958. He attended the International School, the University of Ibadan from 1969 to 1976 and trained as a Chartered Architect in the United Kingdom. He worked with Arup Associates from 1980 – 1981 and after qualifying in the UK, he returned to Nigeria to work with Godwin and Hopwood (now GHK Architects) and later at James Cubitt and Partners (now James Cubitt Architects) between 1984 and 1987.
He founded ATO Architects Ltd in 1987, and in this capacity managed the practice of 27 architects in offices in Lagos and Abuja until his appointment as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the firm in 2019.
He has served as Chairman and member of various committees of the national body of the Nigerian Institute of Architects. He is the President of the Association of Consulting Architects Nigeria (ACANigeria).
Ayoola Onajide has designed several building types including airports, banks, commercial buildings, churches, diplomatic missions, schools & universities, governmental buildings and master-planned projects ranging from 5 to 150 hectares . He has received several awards including an Episcopal award for his service to the Anglican Church of Nigeria and he is a director of several organizations including the environmental trust - Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF).
Moderator: Born in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Olanrewaju Olusola is a registered architect and a project management consultant.
With over 30 years of professional experience, Olusola has served as project management consultant in the past 18 years to significant construction companies and corporate organisations in various parts of Nigeria as well as the United States of America, managing projects that have ranged from a small maintenance job to multi-billion Naira building assignments.
A Registered Architect, Certified Management Consultant and an active member of several professional bodies such as the Project Management Institute PMI Nigerian Institute of Architects NIA, American Institute of Architects AIA IR Association of Consulting Architects Nigeria ACAN.
A Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Architects NIA, Institute of Management Consultants IMC Nigeria and Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) NIM.
He has actively participated in various local and international workshops and conferences on architecture, construction, leadership, investment and project management in the UK, the Middle East, Africa and North America.
He is the CEO of Creation Consult Group and currently serves on the following Executive Councils: Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria APBN, The Nigerian Institute of Architects NIA.
