FBW Group

FBW Group has taken an active and demonstrable role training and educating in East Africa and Europe in an effort to grow the region's skill-base.

Key members of the company management team including Moores – Group Managing Director, Nigel Tilling – Group Projects Director, and Antje Eckoldt – Group Director and Kenya Country Manager; are part of the external review panels of various East African Universities, developing local capacity and transferring their technical knowledge and skills to university students.

Architecture is all the more important in fast-changing environments like Uganda. The country is currently urbanising at a rate of more than 5.3% per year, according to a recent survey by the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA).

Read full article on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jun/14/is-ugandas-critical-shortage-of-architects-costing-lives

Is Uganda's 'critical shortage' of architects costing lives? There are just 178 registered architects in this rapidly urbanising country, where buildings frequently collapse. But more professionals may not be the solution

Mary Rose Atubo, FBW Uganda’s Architecture Section Manager was this year appointed as the Vice Chairperson of the Architects Registration Board Uganda. At the age of 32, Atubo heads the Ugandan arm of FBW’s architectural team after proving herself worthy of the position through her delivery of work in the firm.