Faculty of Architecture and Environmental Design Kigali

africanCities, Low Density, Project, S&AA – Patrick Schweitzer et Associés Architectes, Territory and mobility

Accessibility, African Cities, African Public Realm, Architecture, Architecture&nature, Comfort, Connections, Cultural identity, Educational facility, Geometry, Health, Kigali, Knowledge, Landscape, Local resources, Local techniques, Low impact, Materials, Project, Rain Water Harvesting, Rwanda, School, Solar Energy, Thermal comfort, Topography

Photography: Jules Toulet and Edwin Seda

The architecture Practice Patrick Schweitzer & Associés responded to the international call launched by the Government of Rwanda in March 2012 for the construction of the new Faculty of Architecture in Kigali. This school covers an area of 5,600 square meters and has the capacity to accommodate 600 students. It is located on the University of Rwanda’s College of Science and Technology campus in Nyarugenge District. The works started in early 2017 and were completed in 2018.