The history of colonisation still stands tall across west African cities. Benin’s politicians pass laws in a French-built villa. Modernist architecture was brought to Ghana by British colonists. If ...

He was the first African architect (and so far the only one) to receive the Pritzker Prize. He designs major projects in Las Vegas or Rio de Janeiro, but his soul remains in Burkina Faso, the true ...

MILAN — One of Africa’s most recognizable female faces in the field of architecture, Olajumoke Adenowo, said making it to the top wasn’t easy in Nigeria‘s patriarchal society. “I have had to work ...

In this article, we take a look at 10 countries with the best architecture in Africa. If you would like to skip our detailed analysis of African architecture, you can directly go to 5 Countries with ...

Moderating the dialogue between the traditional and the modern in the search for a new architecture for Africa. By Francis Kéré Mr. Kéré is an architect. This personal reflection is part of a series ...

Growing up in rural West Africa, Diébédo Francis Kéré and his friends would build makeshift shelters from clay, tree branches, and leaves when they got caught in the rain away from home. Decades later ...

The Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC) opened in 1973 in the heart of Nairobi, a decade after Kenya achieved independence from the British. It’s named after Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya’s first ...

The A3 – Archnet Collaborative for Documentation of Africa’s built heritage is elated to announce the first West < > Africa Architecture Biennale scheduled to hold from 20 February – 31 July, 2022.

2025 Creatives For Our Future - AllSpace Modular Home. Image Courtesy of Swarovski Foundation In response to the need to improve living conditions for displaced communities, AllSpace modular housing ...