Archimedes Muzenda
Portrait, 2020
Born (1991-08-23) 23 August 1991
NationalityZimbabwean
CitizenshipZimbabwean
Alma mater
OrganizationGlensburg Cities Institute
Notable workDystopia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
(m. 2023)
WebsiteOfficial Website
Notes

Archimedes Muzenda (/ˌɑːrkɪˈmdz/;[2] born 23 August 1991)[3] is a senior partner at Glensburg and director of Glensburg Cities Institute.[4] Previously, he served as the secretary-general of the African Planning Society in 2019.[5] Archimedes Muzenda was the inaugural holder of the office after it was established following the merger of African Planning Association with African Urban Community of Practice (AUCoP) an initiative of African Urban Institute to form African Planning Society.[6] His mandate as inaugural secretary-general was outlined at the conference of Association of African Planning Schools in Tanzania.[7]

Early life and education

Muzenda was born in Harare in 1991.[3] He attended local schools in Zimbabwe and received his undergraduate degree in Regional and Urban planning from University of Zimbabwe in 2014 where he began his career as an urban planning researcher.[3][8] After working for about a year at African Capacity Building Foundation in Harare,[9] Muzenda pursued graduate studies in Hungary, graduating with a Master of Public Administration from Central European University in 2017.[10][11]

Books

  • Muzenda, Archimedes (2020). Dystopia: How the Tyranny of Specialists Fragment African Cities. Harare: African Urban Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-77906-887-3[12]

See also

References

  1. "Archimedes Muzenda (MPA '17) Launches Online Magazine Urbanizim". Department of Public Policy. Central European University. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. "Archimedes". Collins English Dictionary. n.d. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Archimedes Muzenda WISE Biography". World Innovation Summit for Education. Qatar Foundation. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. "Secretary-General of the African Planning Society". African Planning Society. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. "Archimedes Muzenda appointed Secretary-General of the African Planning Society". African Urban Institute. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. "The State of Planning in Africa: An Overview" (PDF). UN-Habitat. African Planning Association. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. "Urban Africa in the 21st Century Current Issues and Future Prospects of Urban Governance and Planning" (PDF). TU Dortmund University. Association of African Planning Schools. 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  8. Chirisa, Innocent; Kawadza, Shingai T; Muzenda, Archimedes (2014). "Unexplored Elasticity of Planning and Good Governance in Harare, Zimbabwe". International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development. 2 (4): 19–29. doi:10.14246/irspsd.2.4_19. ISSN 2187-3666. S2CID 96438938.
  9. "Archimedes Muzenda Biography". Urban Sustainability Exchange. Metropolis.org. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  10. "Archimedes Muzenda (MPA '17) Launches Online Magazine Urbanizim". CEU Department of Public Policy. Central European University. 16 October 2016.
  11. "Meet the SPP Students: Archimedes Muzenda". Central European University. 15 December 2015 via YouTube.
  12. Muzenda, Archimedes (21 July 2020). Dystopia: How The Tyranny of Specialists Fragment African Cities. ISBN 9781779068866. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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