For some, Africa has an unfortunate reputation. Outdated stereotypes abound of poverty and people living in mud huts while ...

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Discover the evolution of Modern educational architecture in Africa, highlighting Nigeria's key university buildings and ...

At first glance, the new international financial architecture would seem to have little relevance for Africa—it was built up in response to developments that took place far from Africa and whose ...

Today, Sy's firm Architerre is at the forefront of eco-friendly architecture in West Africa. Through projects ranging from homes and medical centres to mosque renovations in Timbuktu, Sy ...

Victor Kiarie's solution to Africa's fast-growing concrete sprawl is to redefine African urban design so that it is defined ...

Other countries, such as 1970s Nigeria, invited state-socialist companies to stimulate competition between foreign enterprises. In North Africa and the Middle East, governments and architects ...

Few might be familiar with the specifics of Africa Hall's architecture outside of academic circles, field experts and locals. Yet the landmark in the heart of the capital of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia is ...

The London architecture studio led by co-founders Jonathan Hagos and Tom Bell won the competition for the new location's design in 2019. Fast forward three years and one pandemic, and the new Africa ...