Akuto Akpedze Konou

Akuto Akpedze Konou (also known as Rolande) is a young woman architect, urban planner, communicator, author and youth motivator from Togo (West Africa). She is passionate about research in sustainable development, entrepreneurship and green technologies.

Fulbright Scholar and DKG World Fellowship, she is currently Graduate Research Assistant at the Department of Community and Regional Planning at Iowa State University in the USA. Akpedze has been practising for six years, integrating at best the principles of sustainable architecture and planning. After her Master’s degree at EAMAU, GIGA, Eric DUVAL Group, OIF, GIZ, R-SUD, the Togo Government of Prospective and Evaluation of Public Policy, UN-Habitat, UNDP, the GFA Group and the World Bank have strengthened her skills.

She is committed through her profession, to contribute to the protection of the planet and to the good health of its inhabitants. Akpedze argues that every living being has the right to a healthy and decent living environment, and her goal is to use social architecture and sustainable spatial planning to support communities. Akpedze has been active in professional associations such as ONAT, OSM, Minodoo, YALI Allumni, and has dynamically participated in several international workshops, competitions, exhibitions, conferences and training in entrepreneurship or leadership, and on the issues of smart cities.

Co-founder of AXE DURABLE and AfriK Durabiliterre, Akuto Akpedze Konou believes to have a unique contribution to research and development in the field of sustainable planning for a positive impact on Africa’s and the world’s development.

akuto.konou@epfl.ch and see EPFL-Profile.