Deezen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Diébédo Francis Kéré is the architecture laureate for the 2023 Praemium Imperiale awards Kéré has completed numerous projects across Africa, including in the Republic of Benin, Togo, Kenya, Mozambique, Mali, Sudan and his home country Burkina Faso. In a video interview, he told Dezeen the school was "not a traditional African building".

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2024

London's Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement's evolution from colonial import to a "tool of nation building".

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Arcmax Architects

JANUARY 25, 2024

Understanding the South African Market South Africa's tourism market is multifaceted, with visitors drawn to its wildlife safaris, beaches, cultural sites, and wine regions. Cultural Sensitivity: Incorporating local art, architecture, and traditions into the resort design to create a unique South African experience.

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Deezen

JULY 11, 2023

The Africa Institute in Sharjah has cancelled David Adjaye 's work on a monolithic campus for the organisation after the architect was accused of sexual assault and harassment. The post David Adjaye's campus for The Africa Institute cancelled after sexual misconduct allegations appeared first on Dezeen.

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The Spaces

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Optimism, sustainability and ideas sharing are rooted in the design of the Africa Centre’s new headquarters in Southwark. The Africa Centre is a London -based charity that has championed African culture and its diaspora since the early 1960s. All of its pieces are by designers/makers from Africa and its diaspora.

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Deezen

AUGUST 11, 2022

A lacklustre office building in Southwark has undergone a vibrant makeover to become The Africa Centre, designed by architecture studio Freehaus. The Africa Centre first opened in Covent Garden in 1964 as a "home-away-from-home" for the African diaspora in London, where people could meet, connect and enjoy cultural events together.

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e-architect

JULY 11, 2023

The heart of the building features a flexible space that functions as a gathering hall or a series of classrooms to accommodate the wide variety of activities and programs the community wanted for the Leadership Center.

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Bustler

APRIL 16, 2023

Mexican architect Javier Sordo Madaleno Bringas joined American David Hughes, Nigeria’s Tokunbo Ómisorè, and South African Counterspace founder Sumayya Vally were the four selected to comprise the 2023 cohort, following the selection of Tawaw Architecture Collective founder Wanda Dalla Costa last year.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Kigali Green City Project Rwanda, East Africa Business Investment, Urbanisation, Architect. FBW Group Appointed To Transformational African ‘green City’ Development in Rwanda. Kigali Green City Project in Rwanda, East Africa. Kigali Green City Project in Rwanda. 24 November 2022. Images by FCBS.

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Dwell

MAY 26, 2023

Under the curation of architect and academic Lesley Lokko, this year’s Venice Biennale of Architecture put a powerful spotlight on the built environment of Africa, in particular on housing, a pressing issue for the continent’s dense cities as well as its far-flung villages. and its former African colonies in Ghana after independence.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Langue de Barbarie Senegal resort, Saint Louis building design images, Cosmos Architecture West Africa. Location: Saint Louis, Senegal, West Africa. Langue de Barbarie resort in Saint Louis, West Africa. Langue de Barbarie resort in Saint Louis, West Africa. Location: Saint Louis, Senegal , West Africa.

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e-architect

JANUARY 12, 2022

Sassen Residence, Cape Town Budget Real Estate, South African Home, Architecture Photos. Location: Cape Town, South Africa. Nestled in a valley next to the Disa River, this virgin plot of land is surrounded by various peaks of Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa. Sassen Residence in Cape Town. 13 Jan 2022.

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Bustler

MAY 15, 2023

The Wheelwright Prize would advance Abascal’s research through case studies across the Americas, Europe, Western Africa, and Southeast Asia in countries including Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Bangladesh, Senegal, and the United Kingdom. s transdisciplinary teaching and research in Africa. The proposal!s Osseo-Asare!s

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e-architect

JANUARY 5, 2023

Kaira Looro Architecture Competition 2023 news, African primary school architectural contest, Rural building design. The Kaira Looro 2023 theme will be the design of a Primary School for rural areas of Africa, to protect the rights of education of every child. School building designs. Location: Senegal , West Africa.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2022

Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has won this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize , becoming the first African architect to win the award. Born in Gando, Burkina Faso , he is the first African and the first Black architect to win the prestigious prize, which has been awarded annually since 1979.

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Deezen

JANUARY 27, 2022

The documentary series , which can be watched on streaming site Netflix, provides insight into the achievements and contributions made by designers based in the West African country. Africa is the womb of creativity – this is my belief," Ogufere told Dezeen. "So Lani Adeoye. For me, Lani is a curious designer. "For Seun Oduwole. "We

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

Many of these are examined through the lens of Africa, which Lokko has deliberately placed at the heart of the Venice Architecture Biennale for the first time. Its aim is to make it simpler for the younger generation of Africans to access and study cultural items currently held by museums around the world.

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2022

The museum, which will showcase contemporary and historic African art with a special focus on sub-Saharan Africa, will also function as a centre for culture and community. Museum to build on "significance of the area". Visuals of the building show five triangular volumes that are split into two groups and connected by a walkway.

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The Spaces

JANUARY 12, 2023

David Thulstrup designed the interiors of this West African restaurant on London’s The Strand, using leather, copper and wood as a foil for the brutalist building it inhabits. The building is a new home for the two-Michelin star restaurant, which was previously located in St James Market.

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The Spaces

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Most Canadians are familiar with the Trans-Atlantic slave trade when viewed through the lens of the US and subsequent civil war, and children are taught about the Underground Railroad at school – the secret network which transported enslaved African Americans from the States to ‘freedom’ in Upper Canada. I wanted to acknowledge that.

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Dwell

AUGUST 21, 2023

Deciding where to build a house tends to be a one-two punch. South African couple Graeme and Toni stuck with it for five years until they connected with a lot in the suburbs of Johannesburg. Toni and Graeme’s family home in South Africa is built on a grade, with one wing sitting about for feet higher than the other.

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e-architect

JANUARY 27, 2022

Malawi Creator Centre Training Building, CREATOR African Architecture, FBW Group Architects. Location: Republic of Malawi, southeast Africa. Clinical Research Excellence And Training Open Resource Malawi Building. Clinical Research Excellence And Training Open Resource Malawi. 27 January 2022. Design: FBW Group.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

South African architect Sumayya Vally has been named emerging architect of the year at this week's Dezeen Awards 2023 ceremony. The event aims to celebrate Islamic art and culture while exploring "spirituality in the aesthetic realm" in a bid to build an understanding of both Muslim art and the wider Muslim world.

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 23, 2022

African Grove Theatre opening, New York, USA. The African Grove Theatre will be part of NYU’s 181 Mercer Street complex. The new memorial will sit atop the footprint of the original African Grove on NYU’s campus, built in 1821. OMA designed the new Factory International building, which is set to launch in spring 2023.

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DesignScape Architects

JUNE 8, 2020

As creative and innovative thinkers, architects in Africa are always looking towards the future of our highly unique industry. But in order to continue the relevance, practicalities and importance of our architectural practices in Africa, we must also examine and learn from the past.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2023

Niger-based Atelier Masōmī has unveiled a library in Monrovia dedicated to the Liberia's former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, which will contain exhibitions designed by South African architect Sumayya Vally. The shape was designed to aid natural ventilation and the buildings will be grouped to "embody a sense of community".

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The Spaces

APRIL 6, 2022

Diébédo Francis Kéré won the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize – often called ‘architecture’s Nobel’ – making history as the first African architect to be recognised in the award’s 43-year history. Kéré’s uplifting, socially responsible works draw on tradition and span Africa and beyond. Involve the community.

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2023

OMA designed the overall identity for the Islamic Arts Biennale, which is being curated by South African architect Sumayya Vally and opened to the public earlier this week. OMA's design for the event aims to complement the existing building.

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Deezen

MAY 20, 2023

The Nigerian-born artist, designer and architect, when asked about the challenge for the future of architecture in Africa said " I don’t see any positive attributes to the architecture that Europe brought to Africa. Nothing has been built yet [in Africa]." More on the Nordic Pavilion to follow.

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Deezen

JUNE 20, 2023

Also included is a wellbeing centre offering activities such as yoga and a school set in adaptively reused heritage buildings that are connected by a bridge. With food being the bridge between people and society, A-House hosts an open kitchen to unite all walks of life and invite all to intimately dine on African cuisine.

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e-architect

JANUARY 7, 2022

Situated on the island of Félicité in the Seychelles, the luxury resort buildings rise as linear geometric forms from the natural chaos of weathered granitic outcrops that are peculiar to the local landscape and offer never-ending views of the Indian Ocean. African Property Awards 2018-19: Winner – Best Hotel Architecture Seychelles.

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Deezen

MARCH 17, 2022

Born in Gando, Burkina Faso, Kéré is the first African and the first Black architect to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize, which has been awarded annually since 1979. One called Kéré "probably one of Africa's all-time greats". Commenters are delighted. Dezeen Debate. Read the latest edition of Dezeen Debate.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

Find out more about Not A Hotel › Render courtesy of Kéré Architecture National Assembly of Benin, Benin, by Kéré Architecture Kéré Architecture is due to complete the National Assembly of Benin in West Africa in 2024.

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e-architect

JANUARY 8, 2022

Kaira Looro Architecture Competition 2022, African Cultural Center Architectural Contest. Children’s House in Africa. malnutrition can be carried out in a rural environment of Sub-Saharan Africa. are the leaders of tomorrow; allowing them to develop properly is essential in order to build a better. Senegal Buildings.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Priding themselves on a broad perspective, the team understands their diverse and global background as a “rupturing nucleus of creativity” that is building a new legacy for design. The Africa Institute by Adjaye Associates , Sharjah, UAE. Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library by Adjaye Associates , Concept.

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Hotel Designs

APRIL 26, 2023

An elegant new club room on the top floor has become a dazzling venue, unequalled in sub-Saharan Africa, with views across the city. Image credit: Studio Moren “Studio Moren’s experience and understanding of the African market and the requirements of international brands were key to the successful delivery of this scheme.

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Architizer

MARCH 15, 2022

” He is the first African and the first Black architect to win the prize since it began being awarded in 1979. A post shared by African Futures Institute (@african_futures_institute). Though based in Berlin, his practice often gravitates towards works throughout the continent of Africa. View this post on Instagram.

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