A reflective video on the design process and realisation of a new Performing Arts Centre for the International School of Uganda in Kampala, featuring a theatre at its core.

London-based architect and scenographer Andreas Skourtis and Kampala-based architect Robert Kiggundu reflect on the design process and making of the new Performing Arts Centre for the International School of Uganda in Kampala. Designed between 2016 and 2019 and officially opened in 2022, the building includes rehearsal spaces and studios for drama, visual arts, dance and music, with the New Theatre of Kampala at its heart. The project is the result of an international collaboration involving contributors from Uganda, Great Britain, Greece and South Africa.

About the artists

Andreas Skourtis is a London-based architect, scenographer and lecturer at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Panos Andrianos is a videographer, artist and designer based in Athens.

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Project: Α New Performing Arts Centre in Kampala, Uganda
Client: International School of Uganda
Design: 2016-2019
Construction: 2018-2022

Project Architects: ARCH FORUM (director Robert Kiggundu) – Kampala, UG
Lead Design Architect and Theatre Consultant: Andreas Skourtis-Performing Architectures, London, UK
Lighting Consultant: Denis Hutchinson, Johannesburg, SA
Acoustics Consultant: Ivan Lin, Johannesburg, SA

Video
Direction: Andreas Skourtis and Panos Andrianos
Videos and photos credits: Panos Andrianos, ISU, Andreas Skourtis
Appearing: Jiahui Cai and Phillida Hickish, Design for Performance year 2, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama – University of London