African Design Center
Empowering African designers to shape a just, sustainable, and prosperous future for the continent
By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African, making the continent the epicenter of global population growth and urban development. Many past interventions – often led by outsiders – have displaced communities, erased cultural identities, and deepened economic dependence rather than fostering self-determination and equitable prosperity. How cities, infrastructure, and landscapes are responding to this unprecedented growth today threatens to deepen inequality and environmental degradation.
By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African, making the continent the epicenter of global population growth and urban development. Many past interventions – often led by outsiders – have displaced communities, erased cultural identities, and deepened economic dependence rather than fostering self-determination and equitable prosperity. How cities, infrastructure, and landscapes are responding to this unprecedented growth today threatens to deepen inequality and environmental degradation.
