Massimiliano Fuksas Architects has won the international design competition to design the first campus for The African Institute of Science and Techology (AIST) to be situated in Abuja, Nigeria. The budget for the campus is envisaged to be in the order of USD 360 million, although design and construction will be phased over a number of years. The AIST will ultimately comprise several science and technology higher education campuses and smaller affiliated centres of excellence located throughout Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The AIST concept has been developed, nurtured and promoted by the Nelson Mandela Institution for Knowledge Building and the Advancement of Science and Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa (NMI). NMI and AIST is supported by the World Bank, African Development Bank, International Finance Corporation, and other world class financial and academic institutions. Progetto per la realizzazione di un campus universitario per l’ Istituto Africano di Scienza e Tecnologia African ad Abuja. Il programma prevede la costruzione di un blocco amministrativo, una biblioteca centrale, un centro informatico e uno per conferenze, nonché residenze universitarie, impianti sportivi, servizi e negozi.