Its size and location gave an opportunity to develop a clear identity for the
college that would grow out of the climate and context – and where possible
transform those particular conditions to serve the academic and vision of
the college. The proposed plans consider the site, climate, access, relation to
the community, education, physical aspects, sustainability, and vision of the
college to achieve the goals set out by the masterplan.
Completed earlier this year, phase 1 provided a total new build of 1 690m 2
consisting of a two libraries, two IT suites, seven lecture rooms, language lab
and offices. The National Teachers’ College, Kaliro is situated in an isolated
and relatively deprived rural area in Eastern Uganda. The College is located in
Kaliro district which is approximately 32km north of Iganga district, around
3,5km from Kaliro town. The college started as a Grade II Teachers’ College
in the 1970s, upgrading to Grade III in the 1980s and eventually to its present
status of a Grade V Teachers College since 1985.
FBW is a British architectural and engineering consultancy, established in
1995, to provide professional building services throughout Eastern Africa
and the wider region from our East African base in Uganda and established
centres of operation in Rwanda, Kenya and the Netherlands. They are a multi-
disciplinary ‘one-stop-shop’ providing a full range of in-house professional
services including architecture; civil, structural, MEP engineering and project
oversight to all sectors of construction and development.
The brief
“The brief was to design a responsive and sustainable masterplan and