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James Inedu-George (born 28 February 1981) is a Nigerian architect, designer, painter and writer. He is the founding partner and Design Head at HTL Africa Ltd, Tao South Africa and HTL Asia Plus.[1][2]
James is known for his ability to solve complex architectural problems, design systems that solve social problems and housing deficits, marry architecture/economics / architecture and most famously his brilliance with space and design.[3]
Early life and education edit
James was born and raised in the ancient, northern, educational city of Zaria (Zazzau), Kaduna state. Zazzau, home of the prestigious Queen Amina and the citadel of learning for northern Nigeria boasts one university (Ahmadu Bello university), one polytechnic (Nuhu Bamali polytechnic), the only school of Aviation in West Africa (National college of aviation technology), a federal college of education and several training and research centers.
James, a gifted, scholarship student attended the prestigious Therbow secondary school under the leadership of Mrs Theresa Bowyer. He went to Ahmadu bello university where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science and master’s degrees as the “best graduating architecture student” an award conferred by the Nigerian Institute of architects. He also won the Sahara energy young architect student competition in his final year of university.
James has worked as a visiting researcher in the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa and has lectured in University of Pennsylvania, university of Florida, Florida state university, University of cape town, Morgan state university, University of Santa Barbara amongst others.
He also completed a fellowship in the university of Florida as an African architect in residence (2020).[4]
Career edit
James started off his career as a junior designer with ITEX furniture as part of the team that designed the 2003 Nigerian presidential inauguration furniture.
In 2006, he started investigating how a sustainable architectural language can emerge from the chaos in Lagos. This research culminated in a $10,000 house which manipulated the intrinsic and extrinsic issues in architecture to create employment and provide new income stream that sustains lifestyle of its otherwise poor occupants.[5]
In 2008, he setup a 3-man, research-based innovation practice that produced theory and building work in West Africa; some of which include:
- A new Fourth Mainland Bridge (published in ArchiAfrika, September 2011).
- 'Lagos: An Absence of Systems' (exhibited at Goethe Institut (Lagos, 2009).[6]
- 44.86 VGC house and the iconic GTB twist cube amongst others.
In 2011, James participated in the “Who‘s Who in White Space: Exhibition of Emergent Lagos Architects 2011” and went on to design sustainable solutions to housing and flooding issues in Nigeria.
In 2015, James went on to design one of the first green buildings in Nigeria – Greenwall on Military Street Lagos and opened Tao South Africa, an architecture research firm in Johannesburg South Africa.
In 2016, James went on to develop and exhibit “Affordacity” the future of African cities. This is a system for tropical cities that helps to catalyse economics through Agriculture and economics thus ensuring that the house is not just a house, but a source of income, agriculture and energy.
This exhibition was sponsored by the Goethe institute and the German government with James lecturing about this project in University of Pennsylvania amongst others.
In 2017, James participated in the first Biennale d'architectured'Orleans in Orleans France with his 100 + pages book titled “An Interruptive Manifest” which spoke against the economy of aids in Africa and a creative architecture of adaptive reuse in African cities. He was also nominated for the prestigious Rolex Mentor and Protege Art Initiative.
In 2018, James gave a TEDX talk called “Invention of isi ewu” about the studios work and affordacity.[7]
In 2019, he and the HTL team exhibited the “miracle room” during the 2019 Lagos biennale
James was the African Architect in residence at the University of Florida in 2020 and a curator for the ArchiAfrika Pavilion at the prestigious 2021 Venice Biennale.[8][9]
In 2021, he established HTL Asia plus dedicated to design and research in the middle east and Asia.
He began a podcast- An African conquering the world in 2020 and designed the following projects from 2001-2003: amongst others:
- Transcorp event center Abuja
- Pan African museum Accra design and master planning of the heritage city- PAHM is West Africa’s largest heritage city containing history, artifacts and heritage from all over Africa.[10]
Notable Projects/Exhibitions edit
- Pan African museum Accra[11]
- Creation of the new conceptual African City- Affordacity and the Affordacity exhibition.
- Hybrid Energy bus stop.
- $10,000 house.
- Green wall (seven stories mixed use development in Lagos, Nigeria).
- GTB twist cube- Lawanson, Lagos.[12][13]
- Garden city House, VGC Lagos.
- Dubai Creek Harbor competition entry
- Vertical park, Abu Dhabi
- Miracle room, Lagos Biennale (2019)
- Celebrations Gift store, Lekki phase one, Lagos.
- Transcorp Events Center Abuja.
- Ghana School of Culinary Arts, Accra, Ghana.
Awards and recognition edit
In 2017, he was nominated for the prestigious Rolex Mentor and Protege Art Initiative.[14]
2018 Global recognition in architecture by People and Power.
Academic work, exhibitions and grants edit
- Goethe Institut (Lagos) Grant 2009 for the research on Lagos, culminating into the July 18th exhibition Lagos an Absence of Systems.
- Commerz Bank Research grant 2010.
- Who‘s Who in White Space: Exhibition of Emergent Lagos Architects 2011.
- The Quad ABU, Zaria. Project Sponsored in Part by Heinrich Boll Stieflung Grant Affordacity Exhibition, Grant from the German Government, 2016.
- Nomination for the 2017-18 Cycle of the Rolex Mentor and Protegee Program Participant in the 2017-18 La Bienale d’Orleansorganised by FRAC in France CNBC Interview, 2016.[15]
Research and publications edit
- GreaterLagos: Harnessing the Aesthetics of the Impromptu (Unpublished Thesis 2006)
- Lagos ChaosTheory 2008-2012
- The Much More Manifesto 2012
- That System Q 2011
- 1914, Our History. Our Manifesto 2014
- Show n Tell Unilag 2012, 2013 (Lecture)
- Zaria Public Lecture for the ground breaking of the Quad (2014)
- 1914: Our History. Our Manifesto (prepared for the Venice Bienalle 2014)
- An Interrupted Manifesto (for the Orleans biennale 2017)
- Towards a new Core ( Lecture Series in Nigeria and Cape Town) 2017
- L50- Lagos the next 50 years
References edit
- ^ "James Inedu-George". NEW BLOOD 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "James Inedu George". Big 5 Global. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "James Inedu-George – CIA Lagos". Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Mr James Inedu George : Global Recognition In Architecture". People & Power. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Goke (2012-12-01). "Architecture That Saves Nigerians 30% On Building Cost". Ventures Africa. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ George, James. "From Amalgacity to Affordacity Exhibition".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "JAMES GEORGE – TEDx Lagos". Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "E-Lectures | James Inedu-George". ArchiAfrika. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ wpadmin (2020-02-03). "Spotlight Feature: James Inedu-George, CAS Architect-in-Residence". Center for African Studies. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "About Us - Pan African Heritage Museum". pahmuseum.org. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Pan African museum takes shape in Accra | The East African". www.theeastafrican.co.ke. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Gtb-ogba-showing-the-rheinzinc-claddingsource-authors-photography-Another-beautiful_fig3_358823972
- ^ https://www.irjmets.com/uploadedfiles/paper//issue_2_february_2022/19122/final/fin_irjmets1645371722.pdf
- ^ FM, Player (2021-08-10), The Come-Up Series: James Inedu-George (in Malay), retrieved 2023-11-29
- ^ "Tag: undefined - CNBC Africa". www.cnbcafrica.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.