On the Rebuilding Efforts in Rwanda / Yutaka Sho

Architecture Off-Centre

17-10-2024 • 43 mins

In this episode, we speak to Yutaka Sho about working in a context that has a history of genocide and colonization, and we discuss the challenges of working on ground, at the grassroots level.

Yutaka Sho is a partner of nonprofit architecture firm General Architecture Collaborative  (GAC) that has been working in Rwanda since 2008, and a professor of architecture at Meiji University in Tokyo. GAC works with underrepresented communities to build sustainable and aesthetically engaging spaces while using the construction sites for end-user training.

About GAC and their work: https://www.gacollaborative.org/