6 October 202618:00 - 19:00 BST
Online
Free
This lecture will examine the relationship between structural and architectural design, climate, materials and construction, using built examples to demonstrate how relatively simple design decisions can create better environmental performance, greater adaptability and more appropriate buildings.
At the end of the lecture, you will be able to:
Understand the scale of Africa’s demographic growth and its implications for the future provision of schools and other essential buildings.
Recognise how structural systems, materials, passive environmental design and landscape can be integrated to create affordable, low-carbon, climate-responsive and resilient learning environments.
Apply lessons from school projects in East Africa to think critically about how context, community, adaptability, maintenance and resource availability should influence the way we design buildings.
This lecture is open for all to attend, but may be particularly relevant to:
Professionals involved in education, international development, low-carbon construction or projects where resources, climate and local skills require a different approach to conventional building practice.
Structural engineers, architects and other built environment professionals interested in sustainable, climate-responsive and context-led design.
Students and early-career professionals interested in the relationship between structural engineering, architecture and the wider social and environmental context of design.
Meg is a qualified architect with interdisciplinary experience in the public, private and third sectors. She currently works in local government, working with multi-stakeholder groups to deliver active travel routes. As the primary researcher and co-author of the East African Schools Design Guide, produced by the Feilden Foundation in partnership with the Belgian development agency Enabel, Meg was instrumental in its development, launch and publication. She thoroughly enjoyed working alongside local architects, academics, and students in East Africa, learning from their experience and expertise.
Philip Murungi is a Ugandan Structural Engineer, Academic, and Project Manager with over 11 years of experience in structural design, construction, project delivery, and structural assessment. He is a Senior Structural/Civil Engineer at Aquila Gallery Limited, part of the Localworks Uganda Group. Philip also lectures civil engineering at Makerere University, where he teaches Structural Analysis and Design. His professional interests include sustainable construction using bio-based and locally available materials, as well as context-responsive engineering solutions for the East African built environment. He is a registered engineer with the Engineers Registration Board of Uganda.
The Humanitarian and International Development Panel examines how structural engineers can help confront the challenges faced by the poorest and most vulnerable people around the world.
The IStructE Humanitarian and International Development Panel has supported the organisation and production of this lecture by inviting speakers to address topics through their presentation.
The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), in partnership with the Commonwealth Engineers’ Council (CEC), launched the Pan-African Structural Engineering Knowledge partnership — a major initiative aimed at building structural engineering capacity across the African continent.
This lecture supports the partnership’s mission by sharing knowledge and best practice to help create safe, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure.
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