Renowned architect and founder of AD Consulting, Olajumoke Adenowo has added another book to her pool of works with the unveiling of her book ‘Neo heritage’. The book, published by Global leaders in art and architecture, Rizzoli, describes contemporary African Architecture in detail and how the combination of these traditional elements with modern trends can create a globally relevant and innovative style in design.
The book transcends geographical and disciplinary borders; it discusses models about Africa at scale and undoubtedly elevates the narrative on not just African architecture, but architecture in general. The book focuses on 8 key pillars which covers the varying aspects of design and African art such as light, climate responsiveness, fourth dimension, contextual veracity, paradigms of beauty, functional art amongst others.
Adenowo had earlier received Congressional Recognition from the US Congress presented in person by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, the Democratic Chief Deputy Whip for the U.S. House of Representatives, during the US unveiling of the book in Houston, Texas a few months ago. Her journey as an architect started in 1994 when she founded AD Consulting, which is now recognized as Nigeria’s foremost architectural firm. Since then, she has been described as the face of architecture in Nigeria and one of the most inspirational women in architecture today.
She has been featured and acknowledged by numerous institutions across the world including the Royal Institute of British Architects, Forbes Africa 50 most powerful Women in Africa and Woman Entrepreneur of the year 2020, Hall of Fame at Obafemi Awolowo University and University of West England (2021) respectively. A philanthropist, thought leader, and global speaker on global architecture, Jumoke is married to Olukorede Adenowo, the Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank.
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