Paul Moores, a founding director of FBW Group based in Kampala, Uganda, since 1998, describes the practice’s work, following initial design by another firm, to lead the African design and technical team to take forward a specialist postgraduate medical and research training centre in Malawi’s second biggest city.
The newly opened Clinical Research Excellence And Training Open Resource (CREATOR) is a specialist postgraduate medical and research training centre in Malawi. It will provide the most sophisticated clinical research training environment in the region, and will be truly transformational and life-changing for the African nation. CREATOR, which has been built in the city of Blantyre, the country's second largest city, was officially opened by the President of Malawi, Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, in a ceremony in August this year.
The vision of CREATOR is to transform postgraduate medical education and research in sub-Saharan Africa. Its mission is to ensure that medical and scientific expertise will remain in Malawi, helping to inspire the next generation of African scientists. CREATOR will be critical in both training and retaining the brightest clinical and research talent in-country, and in promoting a sustainable clinical research eco-system in Malawi. It has been developed to focus on catalysing new ideas, better health outcomes, and improved clinical care for the people of Malawi and the wider sub-Saharan African region.
The architectural design of the CREATOR building combines a modern scientific and welcoming aesthetic, with high technical performance specifications and longevity. The facility's inspirational design includes a roof celebration space, 'team project' desks for interdisciplinary working, and an Innovation Hub for translational support and enterprise development. The five-storey building has a 'Round Room' for collaborative decision-making, and a webinar theatre for international learning and teaching engagement.
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