Chief Executive Officer of AD Consulting, Olajumoke Adenowo, has been christened “Newsmaker” by America’s Architectural Record Magazine - reputed as the Time Magazine of Architecture.
In the exclusive interview with international journalist Fred A. Bernstein, Olajumoke, who was recently profiled as ‘Africa’s star architect’ on CNN African voices, speaks about her inspiring adventure as an architecture practitioner in Nigeria for over a quarter of a century.
“I have completed over 20 projects in the north. In the urban centers we need an architecture that speaks to the culture, the geography, the climate and the spirit of Nigeria.” she says about the untapped potentials and possibilities of architecture in Nigeria and beyond.
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ABOUT OLAJUMOKE ADENOWO
Named by The Guardian as "the face of Architecture in Nigeria,” Olajumoke Adenowo is a serial award winning Architect. She studied Architecture from the age of 14 at the Obafemi Awolowo University, subsequently obtaining a distinction in her MSc degree at 21.
Prior to founding AD Consulting, she has worked with Towry Coker and Associates and Femi Majekodunmi Associates.
Credited for designing the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, Adenowo founded AD Consulting in 1994, an architecture and interior design firm, which has been involved in the design and construction of over 70 projects for the Nigerian government and various corporate and financial institutions. AD Consulting Limited is the only Nigerian Firm nominated to provide Architectural services by the British Chamber of Commerce.
Olajumoke is a speaker on several leadership and entrepreneurial platforms including the Harvard Business School Africa Business Conference. She hosts Voice of Change, a weekly radio broadcast geared towards national transformation. Her NGO, Awesome Treasures Foundation (ATF), has raised hundreds of entrepreneurs with notable success.
Well done babes!
Congrats n welldone. Am happy a woman is good is What ppl considered a man's work(architecture). Dts great
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ReplyDeleteGreat.
ReplyDeleteInspiring write up
ReplyDeleteNoted!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, really proud of her achievements, she is also an anointed woman of God.when u have God living on the inside of u then there is no limit to what u can achieve. Keep the fire burning sis
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lady
ReplyDeleteCongrats.
Amazing!
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ReplyDeleteStrong woman.
ReplyDeleteWell dond
ReplyDeleteWaiting 4 IHN.
ReplyDeleteThis is really inspiring...... Olajumoke, A role model for our young girls and even the elderly ones. What a man can do, a woman can do better
ReplyDeleteWOW......
ReplyDeleteAwesome!God bless her hustle
ReplyDeleteGood to know
ReplyDeleteShe's really pretty
ReplyDeleteI have always admired the ministry of finance building! To now put a face to the designer and architect.......awesome! good job darling!
ReplyDeleteConstructive! Going to Google the building now. *waddled off*
DeleteCongratulations to her, she's a beauty to behold.
ReplyDeleteBeauty and brains.
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oh thats a cool achievement to our field especially in shattering of limits for the female architects.. Now there are endless possibilities . Thumbs up :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Architecture is still the coolest ish ever #dropsmic
Beauty
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Ohh whatelse..
Welldone woman.
She's beautiful and gifted.
ReplyDeleteNice one
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love reading about women who stand out as a result of their brain work.
ReplyDeleteshe's a pastor too,she preaches well too
ReplyDeletePlease women this is what you should be aiming for and gawking about. Not some waist trimmer or naked whine on a music video
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