Ola Uduku

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Ola Uduku
Born
Nwola Oluwakemi Uduku
Alma mater University of Cambridge (PhD)
University of Strathclyde (MBA)
Scientific career
Institutions Manchester School of Architecture
University of Edinburgh
Thesis Factors affecting the design of secondary schools in Nigeria  (1992)

Ola Uduku is a British African architect who is Head of School at the Liverpool School of Architecture. Uduku is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Architects and the Royal Institute of British Architects. She specialises in African educational architecture. [1]

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Early life and education

Uduku is from Nigeria. She attended Federal Government Girls' College, Owerri. She studied architecture at the University of Nigeria, where she worked toward a master's degree in the design of solar housing in the Tropics [ citation needed ]. She moved to the United Kingdom for her graduate studies. Uduku earned her M.Phil, followed by her doctoral degree at the University of Cambridge, where she researched factors that impacted the design of schools in Nigeria. She is an historic fellow of Robinson College Cambridge. [2] After earning her doctorate, Uduku completed her part 2 RIBA at the Royal Institute of British Architects and is an associate member of the RIBA. She also has part 3 qualifications from the Nigeria Institute of Architects. She obtained an MBA from the University of Strathclyde, and has a PgCert in Education from the University of the Arts, London.

Research and career

A few years later Uduku joined the University of Strathclyde, where she earned an Master of Business Administration. Uduku served as Associate Professor in Architecture and Dean for Africa at the University of Edinburgh. Her research considers educational architecture in Africa. [3]

In 2001 Uduku became a founding member of ArchiAfrika, a nonprofit which looks to improve contemporary architectural history in Africa. [3] She created an exhibition at the Manchester School of Art which explored the Alan Vaughan-Richards archive. [1]

In 2017 Uduku was appointed Professor of Architecture in the Manchester School of Architecture. Here she leads graduate research programmes in urbanism, heritage and conservation. [4] [5] She founded EdenAppLabs, a team of researchers who are looking at the use of mobile apps for environmental design. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Uduku, NWOLA., COLLINS, MICHAEL., 2014 - Exhibition: Alan Vaughan Richards Archive – Manchester School of Art". www.art.mmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. Uduku, Nwola (1993). Factors affecting the design of secondary schools in Nigeria. University of Cambridge. OCLC   557315012.
  3. 1 2 "Ola Uduku - Edinburgh Research Explorer". www.research.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. "Professor Ola Uduku – Manchester School of Architecture". www.msa.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. Welt, Haus der Kulturen der (25 November 2019). "Contributors: Ola Uduku". HKW. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. "EdenAppLabs – Manchester School of Architecture". www.msa.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2020.