Akuto Akpedze Konou, PhD, is an architect and urban planner affiliated with CEAT ENAC - IIE EPFL. Her work bridges architectural design and urban planning with ecological transition and social equity, with a research focus on urban agriculture and health-oriented spatial planning and design. She earned her PhD at EPFL under the direction of Dr. Jérôme Chenal, and contributed to the SNSF Sinergia initiative African Contributions to Global Health. Trained at EAMAU (Lomé) and Iowa State University (USA), a Fulbright and DKG Fellow, she combines academic research with professional experience in public projects and international consultancy. She is Secretary General of Tous Artisanes VD and Project Lead for “Sommeil Végétal (SoVé)”, an ecological transitional housing initiative, and serves as an internal auditor for the African Architecture and Urbanism Biennale (BAAU). She co-founded Konou & Co, Axe Durable, and AfriK Durabiliterre, developing R&D-driven approaches and communication formats for sustainable urban development.

Documentary directed and hosted by Akuto Akpedze Konou for the YouTube channel In(C), supporting her doctoral research (2020–2024). Published June 2024.

Documentary directed and hosted by Akuto Akpedze Konou for the YouTube channel In(C), supporting her doctoral research (2020–2024). Published December 2018.

“A View from Akuto Akpedze Konou,” by Morgane Le Cam, Le Monde Afrique, 23 August 2017 edition.

Sustainable and Ecological Architecture; Research-by-Design and Architectural Design Methods; Nature-Based Solutions for the Built Environment; Inclusive Design and Social Equity; Urban Health and Well-Being.

Planification urbaine dans le Sud
Teaching assistant and lecturer

Aménagement du Territoire
Teaching assistant