On the programme this week we speak to Meskerem Tamiru, President of the Association of Ethiopian Architects.
This episode was recorded in Addis Ababa as part of a series of episodes we’re bringing you from East Africa to explore identity and architecture. Identity is the theme of this year’s London Festival of Architecture.
Meskerem studied architecture and town planning at the Addis Ababa University School of architecture where she graduated as an architect in 1993. After graduation Meskerem initially worked as an architect on the expansion of the country’s University sector. In 2008 she established her own practice, Meskerem Tamiru Consulting Architects which now specialises in project management.
The Association of Ethiopian Architects was founded in 1991 and now has close to 2000 members.
Meskerem was elected in August 2017 at the organisation’s General Assembly to serve a three-year term. The association has a small staff based in Addis Ababa.
For this week’s episode I joined Meskerem in her office in Addis Ababa’s Bole neighbourhood.