Partner Institutions
Schools of
the Continent.
ARCCA convenes the leading African schools of architecture into one room — and one shared brief.
10
Institutions
8
Countries
4
Regions
450K+
Students
Host Institution
West Africa🇬🇠Accra, GhanaHost
Central University SADe
School of Architecture and Design
The founding institution and organisational home of ARCCA 2026, based on the Central University campus in Accra. Central University's School of Architecture and Design brings together students, faculty and practitioners to shape the future of African architecture.
Founded
1988
Students
2,400+
Location
Accra, Ghana
Partner Schools8 of 8 institutions
🇿🇦Southern Africa
Wits University
Johannesburg, South Africa
35,000+ students
🇳🇬West Africa
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
50,000+ students
🇿🇦Southern Africa
Cape Peninsula UT
Cape Town, South Africa
32,000+ students
🇰🇪East Africa
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
22,000+ students
🇪🇹East Africa
AAU EiABC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
40,000+ students
🇸🇳West Africa
École d'Architecture Dakar
Dakar, Senegal
8,000+ students
🇬ðŸ‡West Africa
KNUST
Kumasi, Ghana
15,000+ students
🇪🇬North Africa
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
250,000+ students
Strategic Partners
🇬ðŸ‡Research
African Futures Institute
Accra, Ghana
Research and policy partner shaping the programme's intellectual agenda.
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