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The Pavilion (PoAD), designed by Ini Archibong, was born from the need for a space on the global stage for monuments dedicated to the voices and contributions of the more than 140 MILLION people of native African origin living outside the continent, dispersed to countries far and wide.

PoAD is comprised of three architectural follies, SAIL, WAVE GATE and SHELL. PoAD is the place to tell our stories and envision a present-future for Black voices to be recognized and honored for the diversity of their timbre.


THE AFRICAN DIASPORA ACROSS THE WORLD

140 MILLION
People of native African origin living outside the continent,
irrespective of their citizenship and nationality.





Argentina 149,493        Australia 380,000        Barbados 270,853        Brazil 85,000,000        Canada 1,198,540        Colombia 4,944,400        Cuba 1,034,044        Dominican Rep.  1,138,471        Ecuador 1,120,000        France 5,500,000        Germany 817,150        Grenada 101,309        Guyana 225,860        Haiti 9,925,365        Iran 10,634,000        Iraq 3,000,000        Italy 1,159,290       Jamaica 2,510,000        Mexico 1,386,556        Pakistan 250,000        Peru 828,841        Puerto Rico 395,444        Romania 145,600        Russia 120,000        Saudi Arabia 3,379,000        Spain 1,191,378        Suriname 200,406        Trinidad & Tobago 452,536        United Kingdom 1,904,684        United States 43,350,467        Venezuela 3,743,271        Yemen 3,500,000