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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.78,0:00:03.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The longest journey\Nthat I have ever taken.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.47,0:00:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was in 2002.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.87,0:00:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was only 19 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.15,0:00:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the first time\NI had ever been on an airplane
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.50,0:00:15.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the first time\Nthat I had left my country,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.33,0:00:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rwanda.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.42,0:00:20.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to move thousands of kilometers away
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.64,0:00:21.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to follow a dream.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.26,0:00:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A dream I have had\Never since I was a child.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.89,0:00:29.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that dream was to become an architect.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.26,0:00:33.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was impossible\Nat the time in my country.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.89,0:00:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were no schools of architecture.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.43,0:00:39.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when I got a scholarship\Nto study in China,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.51,0:00:42.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I left my life and my family behind
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.24,0:00:44.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I moved to Shanghai.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.72,0:00:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was an amazing time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.25,0:00:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This country was going through\Na major building boom.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.60,0:00:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shanghai, my new home,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.41,0:00:55.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was quickly turning\Ninto a skyscraper city.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.24,0:00:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China was changing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.96,0:01:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,World-class projects were built\Nto convey a new image of development.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.89,0:01:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Modern, striking engineering marvels\Nwere going up literally everywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.49,0:01:13.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But behind these facades,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.21,0:01:17.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exploitation of huge numbers\Nof migrant workers,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.46,0:01:20.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,massive displacement\Nof thousands of people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.64,0:01:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made these projects possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.04,0:01:24.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this fast-paced development
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.99,0:01:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also contributed significantly\Nto the pollution
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.00,0:01:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is haunting China today.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.76,0:01:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fast-forward to 2010,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.72,0:01:34.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I went back home to Rwanda.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.32,0:01:39.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There, I found development patterns\Nsimilar to what I saw in China.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.09,0:01:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The country was and still is experiencing\Nits own population and economic growth.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.57,0:01:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The pressure to build cities,\Ninfrastructure and buildings
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.77,0:01:51.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is at its peak,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.69,0:01:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as a result,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.94,0:01:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a massive building boom as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.39,0:02:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the reality across\Nthe entire continent of Africa,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.29,0:02:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and here's why.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.91,0:02:06.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By 2050, Africa's population will double,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.04,0:02:09.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reaching 2.5 billion people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.32,0:02:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.96,0:02:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the African population will be\Nslightly less than the current population
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.01,0:02:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of China and India combined.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.96,0:02:27.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The infrastructure and buildings needed\Nto accommodate this many people
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.96,0:02:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is unprecedented\Nin the history of humankind.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.07,0:02:35.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have estimated that by 2050,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.43,0:02:40.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have to build\N700,000,000 more housing units,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.68,0:02:43.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than 300,000 schools
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.69,0:02:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and nearly 100,000 health centers.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.17,0:02:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me put that into perspective for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.90,0:02:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every day for the next 35 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.61,0:02:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have to build seven health centers,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.54,0:03:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,25 schools
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.43,0:03:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and nearly 60,000 housing units each day,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.15,0:03:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.04,0:03:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How are we going to build all of this?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.70,0:03:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are we going to follow a model\Nof unsustainable building and construction
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.08,0:03:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,similar to what I witnessed in China?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.32,0:03:24.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or can we develop a uniquely African model
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.38,0:03:27.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of sustainable and equitable development?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.90,0:03:29.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm optimistic we can.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.99,0:03:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know Africans who are already doing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.33,0:03:36.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take Nigerian architect\NKunlé Adeyemi for instance,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.40,0:03:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his work in slums\Nof coastal megacities.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.12,0:03:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Places like Makoko in Lagos,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.07,0:03:47.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where hundreds of thousands of people\Nlive in makeshift structures on stilts
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.85,0:03:49.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on water,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.05,0:03:51.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without government\Ninfrastructure or services.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.27,0:03:57.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A community at great risk\Nof rising sea levels and climate change.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.22,0:04:02.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet, people who live here\Nare examples of great ingenuity
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.60,0:04:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the will to survive.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.64,0:04:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kunlé and his team have designed\Na prototype school
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.74,0:04:10.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is resilient to rising sea levels.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.74,0:04:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Makoko School.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.50,0:04:18.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a floating prototype structure\Nthat can be adapted to clinics,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.73,0:04:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to housing, to markets
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.50,0:04:24.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other vital infrastructure\Nthis community needs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.08,0:04:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an ingenious solution
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.14,0:04:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can ensure this community\Nlives safely on the waters of Lagos.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.90,0:04:33.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Francis Kéré.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.73,0:04:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He works in the country\Nwhere he comes from,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.80,0:04:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Burkina Faso.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.37,0:04:43.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kéré and his team have designed projects\Nthat use traditional building techniques.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.43,0:04:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kéré and his team\Nworking in the communities
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.11,0:04:49.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have developed prototype schools
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.96,0:04:51.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the whole community,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.47,0:04:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,similar to every project\Nin the villages of this country,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.12,0:04:57.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comes together to build.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.03,0:05:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Children bring stones for the foundation,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.04,0:05:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,women bring water\Nfor the brick manufacturing,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.39,0:05:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everybody works together\Nto pound the clay floors.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.95,0:05:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Working with the community,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.26,0:05:13.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kéré and his team have created\Nprojects that function better,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.92,0:05:16.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with adequate lighting\Nand adequate ventilation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.23,0:05:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're appropriate\Nfor this particular context
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.33,0:05:22.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really, really beautiful as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.88,0:05:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the past seven years,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.67,0:05:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been working as an architect\Nat MASS Design Group.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.27,0:05:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a design firm that began in Rwanda.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.48,0:05:35.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have worked\Nin several countries in Africa,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.73,0:05:40.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,focusing on this more equitable\Nand sustainable model
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.07,0:05:41.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of architectural practice,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.94,0:05:44.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Malawi is one of those countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.59,0:05:47.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a country with beautiful,\Nremote landscapes
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.02,0:05:50.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with high-peak mountains\Nand fertile valleys.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.44,0:05:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it also has one of the worst\Nmaternal mortality rates in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.07,0:06:00.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A pregnant woman in Malawi\Neither gives birth at home,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.57,0:06:04.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or she has to walk a really long journey\Nto the nearest clinic.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.54,0:06:10.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And one out of 36 of these mothers\Ndies during childbirth.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.65,0:06:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Malawi,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.82,0:06:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with our team at MASS Design Group,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.74,0:06:18.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we designed the Kasungu\NMaternity Waiting Village.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.86,0:06:22.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a place women come to\Nsix weeks before their due dates.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.73,0:06:25.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here they receive prenatal care
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.62,0:06:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and train in nutrition\Nand family planning.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.60,0:06:32.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the same time, they form a community
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.20,0:06:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with other expectant mothers\Nand their families.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.96,0:06:39.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The design of the of Kasungu\NMaternity Waiting Village
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.51,0:06:43.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,borrows from the vernacular\Ntypologies of Malawi villages
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.64,0:06:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is built using really simple\Nmaterials and techniques.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.23,0:06:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The earth blocks that we used\Nwere made from the same soil of this site.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.80,0:06:57.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This reduces the carbon footprint\Nof this building,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.12,0:06:59.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but first and foremost,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.22,0:07:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it provides a safe and dignified space\Nfor these expectant mothers.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.36,0:07:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These examples show\Nthat architecture and design
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.33,0:07:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have the power and the agency\Nto address complex problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.88,0:07:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But more to point,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.64,0:07:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can develop\Na model of effective solutions
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.36,0:07:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for our communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.48,0:07:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But these three examples are not enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.13,0:07:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,300 more examples will not be enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.20,0:07:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need a whole community\Nof African architects and designers
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.58,0:07:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to lead with thousands more examples.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.18,0:07:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In May of this year,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.05,0:07:46.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we convened a symposium\Non African architecture, in Kigali,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.64,0:07:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we invited many\Nof the leading African designers
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.36,0:07:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and architectural educators\Nworking across the continent.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.62,0:07:56.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all had one thing in common.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.40,0:08:02.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every single one of us\Nwent to school abroad
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.59,0:08:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and outside of Africa.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.49,0:08:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has to change.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.27,0:08:10.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we are to develop\Nsolutions unique to us,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.65,0:08:14.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than attempting to turn\NKigali into Beijing,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.15,0:08:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Lagos into Shenzhen,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.66,0:08:18.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need a community
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.44,0:08:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will build the design confidence\Nof the next generation
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.79,0:08:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of African architects and designers.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.85,0:08:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.72,0:08:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In September last year,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.06,0:08:37.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we launched the African Design Centre
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.16,0:08:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to start building this community.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.70,0:08:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We admitted 11 fellows\Nfrom across the continent.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.02,0:08:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a 20-month-long,\Ndesign-build fellowship program.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.09,0:08:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, they are learning\Nto tackle big challenges
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.00,0:08:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as urbanism and climate change,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.54,0:08:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Kunlé and his team have.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.37,0:09:00.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're working with communities
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.97,0:09:05.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to develop innovative\Nbuilding solutions and processes,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.08,0:09:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Kéré and his team have.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.23,0:09:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're learning to understand\Nthe health impact of better buildings
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.26,0:09:15.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we at MASS Design Group\Nhave been researching
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.76,0:09:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the past several years.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.90,0:09:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The crowning moment of the fellowship
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.23,0:09:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a real project\Nthat they designed and built.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.41,0:09:26.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Ruhehe Primary School,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.95,0:09:28.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the project they designed.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.43,0:09:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They immersed themselves in the community\Nto understand the challenges
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.76,0:09:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also uncover opportunities,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.09,0:09:39.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like using a wall\Nmade of local volcanic stone
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.24,0:09:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to turn the entire campus\Ninto a space of play and active learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.64,0:09:47.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They evaluated\Nthe environmental conditions
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.51,0:09:50.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and developed a roof system\Nthat maximizes daylight
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.79,0:09:52.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and improves acoustic performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.24,0:09:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The construction at Ruhehe Primary School\Nwill begin this year.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.86,0:10:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.76,0:10:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And over the coming months,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.27,0:10:09.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the African Design Centre fellows\Nare going to work hand-in-hand
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.90,0:10:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the Ruhehe community to build it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.49,0:10:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we asked the fellows
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.76,0:10:18.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what they want to do after\Ntheir African Design Centre fellowship,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.58,0:10:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tshepo from South Africa said
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.86,0:10:24.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he wants to introduce this new way\Nof building into his country,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.14,0:10:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so he plans to open\Na private practice in Johannesburg.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.98,0:10:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zani wants to expand opportunities\Nfor women to become engineers.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.97,0:10:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before joining the African Design Centre,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.13,0:10:36.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she helped start, in Nairobi,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.88,0:10:41.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an organization to bridge the gender gaps\Nfor women in engineering fields,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.60,0:10:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she hopes to take\Nthis movement across Africa,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.87,0:10:46.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eventually the whole world.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.57,0:10:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moses, from South Sudan,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.04,0:10:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world's newest country,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.24,0:10:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wants to open the first polytechnic school
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.26,0:11:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will teach people how to build\Nusing local materials from his country.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.75,0:11:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moses had to be determined\Nto become an architect.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.10,0:11:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The civil war in his country frequently\Ninterrupted his architectural education.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.43,0:11:15.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time he was applying\Nto join the African Design Centre,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.81,0:11:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we could hear gunshots going off\Nin the background of his interview call.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.55,0:11:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even in the middle of this civil war,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.90,0:11:26.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moses hangs on to this idea
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.76,0:11:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that architecture can be a way\Nto bridge communities back together.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.73,0:11:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to be inspired\Nby this fellow's belief
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.06,0:11:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that great architecture\Ncan make a difference
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.61,0:11:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how the future of Africa is built.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.51,0:11:46.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The unprecedented growth of Africa\Ncannot be ignored.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.26,0:11:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine Africa's future cities,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.90,0:11:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not as vast slums,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.41,0:11:55.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the most resilient
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.32,0:11:58.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the most socially inclusive\Nplaces on earth.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.72,0:12:00.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is achievable.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.91,0:12:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have the talent\Nto make it a reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.05,0:12:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the journey to ready that talent\Nfor the task ahead,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.06,0:12:11.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like my own journey,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.75,0:12:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is far too long.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.67,0:12:19.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the next generation\Nof African creative leaders,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.13,0:12:22.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have to shorten\Nand streamline that journey.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.11,0:12:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But most importantly --
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.52,0:12:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I cannot stress this enough --
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.86,0:12:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have to build their design confidence
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.16,0:12:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and empower them to develop solutions\Nthat are truly African
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.38,0:12:35.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but globally inspiring.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.08,0:12:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.26,0:12:44.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)