African project:
Besongabang FFH
NATHAN JONES 1985-2013
Nathan Jones, although not qualified, will be remembered as a prolific community architect. If what he
produced in the first two years of his architectural career is anything to go by, Nathan would have had a
significant impact on the built environment and the lives of local communities.
At the time of his death, Nathan, 27, was working in Africa as a volunteer design fellow for the charity,
Architecture for Humanity. He was supporting the Football for Hope program in partnership with
streetfootballworld and FIFA to build the Besongabang Football for Hope Centre, in Cameroon. But it
was there that Nathan caught malaria and later died from the disease. Architecture for Humanity has
set up a memorial fund in Nathan’s name, which will help to continue the work which he began. Visit
http://architectureforhumanity.org
Further recommended viewing:
africandesignmagazine.com
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