Berend Lans's Contact Details

Berend Lans's Company Details

African Architecture Matters

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands • 8 Employees
Architecture & Planning

African Architecture Matters is a not-for-profit consultancy working with the African built environment in the fields of heritage, planning, research and educationWe are particularly concerned with the question of how to manage and develop the dynamically changing built environment with respect to the community, culture and history. By collaborating with people and organisations from various disciplines we explore and develop multidisciplinary strategies and interventions that respond to that question.What we do?We have a wide range of expertise in the fields of heritage, planning, research and education and assist our partners, clients and stakeholders in various activities that support inclusive, sustainable and culturally sensitive urban development and dissemination of knowledge on the historical and contemporary African built environment. You can expect us to deliver outputs that are based on research and expert analysis and take into account the physical, historic, social and policy context in which we are working. Our services and activities- Mapping and recording of urban landscapes- Drafting of local area plans- Built heritage and heritage planning and management advice - Interactive community consultations - Institutional capacity building - Designing and curating exhibitions- Development and implementation of workshops, events, conferences - Project management and coordination