How London's Africa Centre can be saved, revealed
Six week’s ago the trustees of the Africa Centre gave Hadeel Ibrahim, Chief Executive of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and world renowned architect, David Adjaye, six weeks to raise funds, provide a redevelopment scheme, a sustainable business plan and funding. Today the business plan and £3.6 million of funding has been delivered, writes Dele Fatunla.
Thank you for your continued support and coverage of the Save The Africa Centre Campaign. As you may know, the campaign has had a number of successes including securing a stay of execution the proposed sale of the Africa Centre's historic home at 38 King Street to property developer, Capital and Counties. And secondly, provided the space for alternative investors who believe in the potential and heritage of the building at 38 King Street to emerge. An independent proposal by Hadeel Ibrahim and David Adjaye to raise funds to secure the future of the charity and refurbish the Africa Centre's building at 38 King Street was endorsed by the Save The Africa Centre Campaign.
Following this community pressure, six weeks ago or so, the trustees of the Africa Centre gave Hadeel Ibrahim, Chief Executive of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and world renowned architect, David Adjaye, six weeks to raise funds, provide a redevelopment scheme, a sustainable business plan and funding. Today the business plan and £3.6 million of funding was delivered. David Adjaye's vision for the building has been revealed in The Guardian Newspaper today. Please click on the link below to see the plans and read an article on the proposal.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/aug/12/africa-centre-london-restoration-plan
Dele Fatunla
Save The Africa Centre Campaign
www.savetheafricacentre.wordpress.com
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