FUTA Alumnus, David Akinwamide wins 2023 BIM Africa Innovation Awards

This award was presented at the BIM Africa Summit 2023.

David Akinwamide is a young academic in the built environment. He holds B.Tech and M.Tech in Estate Management at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) Nigeria.

 David is a real estate lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic Auchi, Nigeria; and an academic consultant. He has authored and co-authored some research publications (including peer review journal, conference proceedings, and book chapter); with 7 award of excellence in reviewing journal article as a Web of Science certified graduate and mentor. He has presented his research work across the world including the continental conferences of International Real Estate Society (IRES) and the World Literacy Summit 2023 held at Oxford University, UK. 

He has won numerous award, research grant, scholarship and prizes (such as IREBS African Real Estate Research Center study grant for African Scholar, AfRES and ERES Scholarship, and Edinburgh Napier University fully funded PhD Scholarship). This year, He has been shortlisted as Finalist for UK Construction Week Role Model Awards in London; Finalist for Academic and Individual category for World Literacy Award in Oxford, UK; and Top 3 Finalist for Irvine Sellar Award of Property Week in London. One of his outstanding achievements was the prestigious 2021 African Illustrious Award of excellence and special recognition in the built environment. 

He has been appointed as the chair of management team for regional ambassadors at the AESOP Young Academics Network in Europe. He is also a fellow network member of various African Societies such as Young African Leaders Initiative Network (YALI) Regional Leadership Center for West Africa. He founded ADOB SmartCity with the aim of transiting African urban centres to smart city through the application of innovation, technologies, real estate and quality education in developmental activities. David is presently a PhD research student in the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom under the supervision of Prof. Mark Deakin and Dr. Suha Jaradat. His research focuses on real estate in the metaverse.

His outstanding talent and unwavering dedication had set a new standard of excellence. Let’s celebrate his remarkable achievement! 

 #BIMAFRICAAWARDS2023 #CelebratingExcellence

-Culled from the BIM AFRICA PAGE 

FUTA Reacts 

The Vice Chancellor , Professor Adenike Oladiji , has felicitated Akinwamide on the award. She said with the award, he has projected the good image of the university on the international stage. He said he has also won for himself a pride of place in the comity of global intellectuals and has become an exemplary FUTARIAN.

“BIM Africa Innovation Awards recognise exceptional individuals, projects, teams, and institutions in the construction sector going above and beyond to deploy innovative solutions towards Africa’s development.”