Urban environment, Healthcare buildings, sustainability studies
Dr Ndidi Okolo (nee Nwigwe) is a graduate of Architecture from the University of Nigeria (BSc Arch; MSc Arch). She also holds a Doctorate degree in Architecture (PhD Arch) from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. Her involvement in several associations are as follows:
Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA); Registered member, Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON); Member, Association of Architectural Educators in Nigeria (AARCHES); Member, Nigerian Association of Evaluators; International Associate of the American Institute of Architects.
She is an architectural educator and has taught for several years; has had vast experience in private practice with extensive involvement in healthcare projects. Currently, an Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. She has worked in committees and held several leadership positions in professional, institutional, religious and community organizations.
She has been a Chair of the Board of architectural education of the Nigerian Institute of Architects and is currently a member of the Education committee of the Architects’’ Registration Council of Nigeria. She has served as a member of several committees for professional accreditation and professional jury to several universities. She was Head, Department of Architecture (2013-2017) in the University.
She is a member of the editorial board of the coou African Journal of Environmental Research. Her research interests are in the areas of urban environment and healthcare buildings. She has attended several national and international conferences. She is married with children.