Yishak
Teklegiorgis

Awardee

Country

Ethiopia

Yishak Teklegiorgis advocates for civil society through design.

Themes
Free expression / Civil society
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Design
Awards
FELLOWS Award 2021
Building Beyond

Profile

Yishak Teklegiorgis is an architect and a founder of Zorit Architects, a consultancy firm based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His practice is build on the premise of socially engaged architecture with a focus on community participation, local knowledge, and sustainability. Teklegiorgis is an educator and researcher at the Chair of Architecture and Design II at EiABC, Addis Ababa University. Throughout his career, he has contributed to different local and international researches.