{"id":15590,"date":"2025-10-01T17:39:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=15590"},"modified":"2025-10-01T17:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:40:42","slug":"uganda-should-promote-collaboration-for-sustainable-architecture-and-the-creative-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-should-promote-collaboration-for-sustainable-architecture-and-the-creative-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda Should Promote Collaboration For Sustainable Architecture and The Creative Economy- Arch. Namayanja"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Uganda Society of Architects and the Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Creative Industries held a symposium on sustainable architecture and the creative economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event held on the 11th Sept 2025 -at Sheraton hotel Kampala brought together industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to explore ways to drive Uganda&#8217;s GDP growth, cultural identity, and sustainable development through architecture and creative industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"15592\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-should-promote-collaboration-for-sustainable-architecture-and-the-creative-economy\/arc7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"arc7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc7.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc7.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc7.jpg 900w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc7.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc7.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The president Uganda Society of Architects, Arch. Jacquiline Namayanja, highlighted the potential for collaboration between architects and creative professionals to fuel economic growth and support sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The creative industries contribute around 4.1% to Uganda&#8217;s GDP, indicating potential for growth and development. We need to work together to unlock new pathways for tourism, investment, and sustainable growth in Uganda.&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"15593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-should-promote-collaboration-for-sustainable-architecture-and-the-creative-economy\/arc-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"arc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She further emphasized the importance of sustainable cities, financing creative industries, digital innovation, heritage conservation and intellectual property rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Private-sector sponsors, including Plascon Uganda, Roofings Group and others, supported the event, reflecting growing recognition of the creative and architectural sectors as engines of innovation and sustainable growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"15594\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-should-promote-collaboration-for-sustainable-architecture-and-the-creative-economy\/arc6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"arc6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc6.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/arc6.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a step towards unlocking new pathways for tourism, investment, and sustainable growth in Uganda. It is also a significant step towards promoting sustainable architecture and creative economy in Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Uganda Society of Architects and the Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Creative Industries held a symposium on sustainable architecture and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Arc2.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15311,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-architects-warn-against-imposters-as-sector-prepares-for-creative-economy-symposium-to-be-held-on-sept-112025\/","url_meta":{"origin":15590,"position":0},"title":"Uganda Architects Warn Against Imposters As Sector Prepares For Creative Economy Symposium To Be Held On Sept 11,2025","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"September 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"By Zulfah Namatovu The Uganda Society of Architects (USA) has warned developers against hiring unregistered practitioners in the construction sector, cautioning that the continued use of quacks is fueling the surge in building collapses across the country. 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