JISC Design Competition 2020 Book

Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Chika Daniels-Akunekwe, PhD(c) is a Teaching &
Research Assistant in the School of Architecture, Planning
+ Landscape in the University of Calgary. She is being
supervised for her PHD by Dr. Brian Sinclair. Chika, together
with her husband, are CEOs/Presidents of 3volution Homes
Group Inc. (a land development, real estate purchase and
sales, and digital marketing business), and franchise owners
of InXpress (a Calgary-based global shipping and logistics
business). Chika’s professional experience spans the fields
of Architecture, Planning, Investment, Private Equity, and
Research. Her Doctoral specialization in Social Housing
Policy has afforded her the opportunity to both publish and
present papers on related issues (including architectural
design, architectural phenomenology, stakeholder
engagement and social housing integration) across
Canada and internationally. Chika studied Architecture
at Olabisi Onabanjo University (O.O.U) in Nigeria for her
bachelor’s degree and earned a Master of Architecture,
Planning + Urban Design from Newcastle University in the
United Kingdom. The recipient of numerous awards and
scholarships at various levels academically and professionally,
Chika brings a wealth of knowledge to every role.
Chika Daniels-Akunekwe
James Inedu George
James Inedu_George, is an architect and Design
Director of HTL practicing internationally from Nigeria,
Dubai, Melbourne and South Africa, where his immediate
focus is on Innovative Sustainable Solutions and Future
Cities. He is a nominee for the prestigious Rolex Mentor
and Protégé architecture initiative, and a TedX Speaker
amongst other things. James has also been invited to
lecture at the University of Pennsylvania, University of
Cape Town, Department for International Development
(DFID), University of Lagos, Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria, the Venice Bienalle, Sanegbaa Show in Ghana, The
Ghana Institute of Architects 2018, The Nigerian Institute
of Architects 2015, University of Florida, The Africa Centre
of the University of Florida, Miami International University,
and the University of Southern California, etc. James also
periodically writes a column in the online magazine, YNaija,
where he writes a series of letters to the president about how
architecture can help solve the economic issues in Africa and
beyond, and runs a weekly ideas podcast called An African
Conquering the World. His current interests revolve on the
multilayering of City Space and how the infrastructure of the
city can be invaded and interrupted with architecture, and
mining typologies for Affordable Futuristic Constructions,
from traditional African Architecture for Global use.
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