NAHOM TEKLU

NAHOM TEKLU has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in August 2021. The social media accounts linked to from NAHOM TEKLU are: • Facebook • Instagram • TikTok • LinkedIn • WhatsApp • Email • Snapchat • Clubhouse • Telegram • Threads • X • Bluesky Besides social media accounts, NArcHome has populated their site with: • Published: "Who Gets Ethiopia’s Water and Electricity?", The Contrapuntal Magazine • Portfolio & personal references are available upon request. • Interviewed by The Contrapuntal Mag: Threads of Light & Water • Quoted on: “How to preserve Africa’s architectural gems” • Water and Sanitation Week 2026, October 2026, Cotonou, Benin. • M.Sc. (Dist.): Architecture & the Sustainable Environment (2023 - 2024), University of Kent, UK. • M.Sc. Dissertation (Dist.): Data analytics framework for intelligent building performance modelling • Certification: Leadership in Public Management (2018), YALI, Kenya. • B.Sc. (First Class): Architecture (2012-17), AASTU, Ethiopia. • B.Sc. Thesis (Dist.): "Space Therapy for the Acrophobic", prized by AEA. • Curating Blue Nile Stories Digital Water Gallery, supported by WDPP at IHE Delft. • Digital Waters: Energy, Water, People, & Environment • The City as Biography: Addis Abeba in Profiles • The African Architectural and Urban History Network (AFRAUHN) Conference, Sep. 2026, Kenya. • Beyond the Blue: Interdisciplinary Explorations of Water in Africa, 2026, the Netherlands • “Making Water Memories across the Arts, Sciences & Museums”, 2025, the Netherlands • "Reimagining Water Museums: Towards Resilient Hydro Trajectories," 2024, the Netherlands. • Journalism Science Alliance Grant, 2025-26. • The Museums Lab Fellowship 2025, Germany & Ethiopia • Holcim Foundation Fellowship 2025 at UCL, UK. • Chevening Scholarship, 2023 - 24 , UK • Santander Open Academy Scholarship, Building Sustainability Internship at Northshore, UK. • Facilitating Just & Sustainable Water Futures through Water Museums, Digital Media, & the Arts; 2024-25. • AEA best thesis project nominee, 2017, Ethiopia • Rethinking the Future: writing about Architecture, India. • NArcHome Architecture: Open-source architecture, urbanism, and community-building in Ethiopia. • Addis Walks: Walkability & Sustainable Urbanism, Ethiopia. • INSPIRELI Awards: Judging global students' architectural competitions • ICPAC Earth Champion for Climate Emergency, East Africa. • Published: "Exploring the buildings and pavilions of Meles Zenawi Park, Ethiopia" on RIBA Journal • Quoted on BBC Amharic's: "ባይተዋር ከተማ፡ ፒያሳ፣ ካዛንቺስ... ሰፈሬ አልመስል አሉኝ” • Quoted on: "In pursuit of a modern capital, Ethiopian leader razes history" • Quoted on: "Ethiopia razes a historic Addis Ababa neighbourhood as PM’s drive to modernize draws criticism" • Published: "A Timeless Witness, The Blue Nile as witness to the changing world" • Quoted on: "'This is Dubai now': Nobel-winning PM's plan to transform Addis Abeba" • Academics & architects creating knowledge together • Architects gather at SOAS gallery to discuss Building Africa exhibition • How Africa’s politics influenced its architecture • Understanding STATEHOOD through ARCHITECTURE • Featured on the Film: Building African Exhibition • Building Africa: An exhibition about how architecture shapes politics 10 January – 16 March 2024 • Amharic Interview with Arada FM 95.1 radio • Talking about Building Africa Exhibition in Addis Abeba on Fana TV • Discussion on Addis Ababa Urban Heritages (FM 107.8) • Guest at "Sky is Black podcast" • Authored a panel recap entitled "Addis Abeba Architectural and Urban Heritages" • Panel discussion: Addis Abeba Architectural & Urban heritages • Curator: (Re)imagine Kent School of Architecture Year PG Show, 2024 • Project Inception Consultant: Withstanding Climate Change- the Palace & its Garden Valorized, 2024. • Curator: "The Art in Public Spaces" Street Art Festival, EUNIC, 2019-22. • Narrative Consultant: New Narratives Project, British Council Global, 2020-22. • Lead Task Force: Next Generation Ethiopia Research, 2018 - 19, British Council Ethiopia • Gamification Strategist & Founder: Chewata Awaqi, 2017-18. • 14 Countries, >45 Cities: 🇿🇦 🇰🇪 🇪🇷 🇷🇼 🇪🇬 🇦🇪 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇬🇷 🇪🇹 • Book a meeting with Nahom