Margit Maximilian, foreign affairs editor at ORF, Austria’s national television, interviewed Stefanie Theuretzbacher in Lagos. They are discussing about the positive aspects of living in Lagos and about the problematic image, that Western media shape of Nigeria and its people.
800 participants from 60 nations active across all sections of architecture came together at the congress Future of Building 2019 in Vienna, Austria. Among them, spoke Stefanie Theuretzbacher at the panel discussion “EXPLORE THE AFRICAN MARKETS – DIALOGUE WITH AFRICAN COMPANIES AND EXPERTS”. She was invited by “Advantage Austria”, as part of the Nigerian delegation. The conference offered insights in latest technologies, project ideas for sustainable construction and high-quality buildings, smart city solutions, as well as the symbiosis of historical heritage, modern green architecture und high tech.
Find more information under the link below: https://buildings2019.b2match.io
Featured images: WKO
The Nigeria Institute of Architects invited Stefanie Theuretzbacher as guest speaker and resource person at Lagos Architects Forum 2019. Visit her presentation and seminar stream on spatial and social peripheries and how to do spatial research as an architect at Lagos 10.0 – Architectural Regeneration 2 – The Lagos Response. At the event, you can learn about sustainable architecture, the current economic climate in Nigeria, and latest trends in design and developments of the construction industry.
Thank you, Fitzgerald Umah and NIA Lagos Chapter for your invitation!
Find more info here:
https://nia-lagos.org/speakers/
Hello Nigeria invited Stefanie Theuretzbacher and Fitzgerald Umah, the Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Architects, Lagos State Chapter for a live discussion on Wazobia Max TV. Get to know insights about the Lagos Architect Forum 2019 – architectural regeneration, the Lagos response on energy efficient buildings, sustainable and safe housing, as well as the relevance of architectural expertise in Nigeria.
See the full discussion here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3e6jeE3Uw4&app=desktop
There are too many limitations for creative innovation in architecture in Austria, explains Stefanie Theuretzbacher. At the same time, Nigeria lacks immensely well-trained architects. Read all about the fascination of working with regional materials and our consultancy work in today’s issue of Kurier, one of Austria’s leading newspapers.
Find the full online feature under the link below (in German): https://kurier.at/wirtschaft/unternehmens-gruendung-herausforderung-afrika/400362065
Featured Text: Irmgard Kischko
Featured Image: Medina Sage Dugger
Read about the contemporary architecture and art scene in Lagos, Studio Elemental’s long-term vision and the daily life as an architect in Nigeria in the latest issue of the Austrian magazine Architektur & Bauforum.
Interview: Brigitte Groihofer
Featured Image: Larry R. Williams
Online publication (in German):
https://www.bauforum.at/architektur-bauforum/stefanie-theuretzbacher-jenseits-von-afrika-171744
Today, Austrian newspaper Die Presse published a portrait of Stefanie Theuretzbacher talking on her life and professional practice in Lagos, Nigeria. The interview discusses the unique possibilities and challenges for architects working in Nigeria, urban planning in the mega city Lagos, as well as contemporary dynamics of architecture in West Africa and disappearing traditional building practices.
Interview and featured Image: Brigitte Groihofer
Online publication (German): https://www.diepresse.com/5474882/osterreichische-architektin-bdquoin-nigeria-hat-man-viel-mehr-moglichkeitenldquo
