CADA Hub — Center for Afrocentric Design Advancement

CADA: Africa’s Hub for Afrocentric Design & Innovation

The CPDI Africa Center for Afrocentric Design Advancement (CADA) at African University of Science & Technology is an education and materials Resource Hub for built environment academics, professionals, students and policy makers.

CADA is the first of its kind in Nigeria – a center designed to research and develop African centered academic and professional knowledge, for solving challenges specific to Africa’s’ built environment. Our courses, workshops, excursions, international exchange programs, architecture exhibitions, green building materials and publications resource Hub are available to all members of the allied professions, and are multi and interdisciplinary by design. We welcome urban planners, architects, engineers, artists, policy makers and environmentalists to the center for dialogue and collaboration.

We look forward to welcoming individuals and members of African and international organizations to CADA, in the quest for knowledge, empowerment and the manifestation of sustainable African cities, towns and villages.

What We Do

Engage in All Things Afrocentric at The CADA Resource Hub

Design Workshops & Courses

Standardized Local Materials Showroom

Publication and Film Resource Library

African Architecture & Design Gallery

CPDS — Continuing Professional Development Courses

About The CPDI Africa Training and Certification Courses

The Certificate courses are designed to train architects, urban planners, policy makers, and real estate developers on how to successfully debate and respond to cultural and political factors that shape value chain and Eco systems in Africa's built environment.

Dual Certificates with the African University of Science & Technology, Nigeria

The African University of Science and Technology (AUST) is a regional higher education and research initiative for Sub-Saharan Africa. Through its capacity building platform AUSTInspire, the AUST partnership with CPDI Africa operates trainings and certification workshops.

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Benefits of the Course to Participants

Certificate in African Centered Design and Development.
CPDI Continuing Professional Development Credits for Built Environment Professionals.
First-hand Experience & Skills Training from Experts in the Profession.
Exposure to International Professionals Operating in the Afrocentric Design Space.
Opportunity to Network Sustainable Design Projects of Registrants on International Platforms.

Benefits to the Built Environment Profession

Contributes Public Policy for Urban and Rural Development.
Addresses Disconnect between the Academy and Professional Practice.
Connects Global Practitioners, Partners to Developers.
Addresses Issues in Real Estate Delivery and Housing Deficit.
Standardize Local Materials for Regional Use and Affordability.
Addresses Climate Change and Global Warming from Local Perspectives.
Develops Process for Nigerian Oriented Pedagogy and Curriculum.
Establishes Theoretical Frameworks and Identity for Researchers.
Fosters Critical Assessment of Nigeria's Contribution to Global Discourses.

Who Should Attend?

Architects Urban planners Real Estate developers Policy makers Interior designers Artists and artisans Manufacturers Masonry persons Heritage preservationists Allied Built Environment Professionals