Archinect

MARCH 24, 2023

Griffin as the recipient of their 2023 Special Recognition for Architecture, Design, and Urbanism. The award supports Griffin’s The Laboratory of the Future exhibition as part of the 2023 Venice Biennale. The six-part exhibition includes 89 participants, over half of whom are from Africa or the African Diaspora.

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Archinect

JUNE 1, 2022

The theme and title of this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale have been announced as The Laboratory of the Future , vetting a decolonized vision of Africa as a petri dish for the hopes of the broader world to come. And what happens in Africa, happens to us all.”

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Deezen

JANUARY 17, 2024

Above: she was the curator of the 18th International Architecture Biennale in Venice. She remains a humble revolutionary force, with her ambition and optimism etching an indelible mark on the global architectural stage." More recently, she has made waves as the curator of the 18th International Architecture Biennale in Venice.

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Archinect

JULY 21, 2022

Even though the buildings in Sana'a are thousands of years old, they remain "terribly contemporary", says Salma Samar Damluji, co-founder of the Daw'an Mud Brick Architecture Foundation in Yemen. It is the architecture of the future," says Damluji.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The four-year-old Center for Architecture and Ecosystems (CEA) was founded as a collaboration between Yale School of Architecture, the School of Environment , and four other colleges. “We want to build environmental systems that are not going to stress the planet’s ecosystems.

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Deezen

JUNE 21, 2023

Nigerian architect Demas Nwoko calls for the creation of an African school of architecture and criticises Europe's influence on the continent's built environment in this exclusive interview. We have to bring our own future generations to take up the task," Nwoko told Dezeen during the biennale. Nothing has been built yet.

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Bustler

APRIL 23, 2023

London's Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) has shared details of its new Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Power in West Africa exhibition that will be included in the upcoming 2023 Venice Biennale in May. Read the full post on Bustler

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Deezen

JUNE 4, 2023

The Central Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale brings together 16 architects, including David Adjaye and Diébédo Francis Kéré , who "represent a distilled force majeure of African and diasporic architectural production".

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The Architect's Newsletter

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This year’s architecture biennale in Venice is curated by the Ghanaian-Scottish architect and academic Leslie Lokko under the theme of Africa as a “Laboratory of the Future.”

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

This year's Venice Architecture Biennale is now open to the public. In this roundup , we spotlight nine projects from its main exhibition , The Laboratory of the Future. Curated by architect Lesley Lokko , The Laboratory of the Future includes a number of installations exploring themes of decolonisation and decarbonisation.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

There's been a lot of talk about how what I do isn't architecture," reflected Lokko. "It It was always very clear to me that there was a difference between the profession of architecture and the discipline of architecture. "It I very much hope that this model demonstrates that it's worth it to think differently.

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Deezen

MAY 17, 2023

A 36-metre-long brise soleil has been covered with screens showing the colonial history of tropical modernism at the Applied Arts Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. In the 1940s, the two adapted the minimalist modernist style to suit the conditions of British West Africa, creating the tools for tropical modernism.

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Deezen

MAY 17, 2023

Venice Architecture Biennale opens this week. In this exclusive interview, curator Lesley Lokko explains why she placed Africa at the heart of the festival for the first time. By putting Africa at the fore, she aims to boost diversity at the event, which is the most significant in architecture.

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has installed a series of textile forms within an unfinished shopping centre , which is one of the largest incomplete buildings in the UAE , as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. We were also inspired by the architectural typology of these retail complexes," she told Dezeen. "We

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Deezen

JUNE 1, 2023

The Venice Architecture Biennale and Neom's Zero Gravity Urbanism exhibition presented two alternative visions for the future, writes Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft. This year's Venice Architecture Biennale was a significant moment – a moment of enthusiasm, a moment of youth, a moment to celebrate the future.

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Deezen

JUNE 23, 2023

This week on Dezeen , we began our AItopia series, which will explore the impact of artificial intelligence on design, architecture and humanity. From this list of 30, six buildings will be chosen as the shortlist for the Stirling Prize – UK architecture's top award.

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Bustler

MARCH 23, 2023

Griffin as the recipient of their 2023 Special Recognition for Architecture, Design, and Urbanism. The award supports Griffin’s The Laboratory of the Future exhibition as part of the 2023 Venice Biennale. The six-part exhibition includes 89 participants, over half of whom are from Africa or the African Diaspora.

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The British-Nigerian designer’s maximalist aesthetic draws on his heritage and the architecture, fabrics and art of West Africa. I want to start a conversation about the future of our stores, how we curate these spaces and what experiences we can create to force deeper, more meaningful connections.’

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Deezen

MAY 20, 2023

The Dezeen team have been reporting from the 18th international architecture biennale in Venice , curated by Lesley Lokko. 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.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Kigali Green City Project Rwanda, East Africa Business Investment, Urbanisation, Architect. Kigali Green City Project in Rwanda, East Africa. Acclaimed UK headquartered architectural firm Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios won an international design competition to create Kigali Green City. Kigali Green City Project in Rwanda.

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e-architect

JULY 11, 2023

Strategically set on the main road, across from the village football pitch, the Leadership Center acts as a much needed community and education hub for local residents. Large, hinging translucent panels transform the space, creating three classrooms when closed. Large adjacent storage spaces enable these transforming spatial functions.

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Hotel Designs

JULY 12, 2023

Hotel Designs The Lux Collective signs up LUX Marijani Zanzibar The Lux Collective signs up LUX Marijani Zanzibar Flying the LUX flag in the new destination of Zanzibar, global hospitality group The Lux Collective and ZK Venture Company in Zanzibar have signed a hotel management agreement for the first LUX luxury resort in East Africa.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Designers of the Year rewards the best emerging and established talent across architecture, interiors and design. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dezeen (@dezeen) Growing up in Pretoria, Vally studied architecture in Johannesburg and in 2015 founded her own interdisciplinary studio Counterspace.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Norman Teague Design Studios has erected a plywood structure as a full-scale model of the future monument to American abolitionists Frederick and Anna Douglass, for the Chicago Architecture Biennial. A copper version of the pavilion is set to built in a Chicago park.

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Habitus Living

MARCH 17, 2024

She’ll discuss architecture and urbanism in the Middle East, Africa and Asia to rethink approaches to design and architecture that address our most pressing cultural and climatic imperatives. The theme gives program participants enormous breadth with which to address this – through exhibitions, displays, symposia and talks.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Jury chairs include founder and director of African Futures Institute , Lesley Lokko ; founding partner at Snøhetta , Craig Dykers; founding partner at Morphogenesis , Manit Rastogi; founder of Ecosistema Urbano , Belinda Tato; and founder of Tatiana Bilbao Studio , Tatiana Bilbao.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Get ready for a feast of architectural inspiration: Future Fest is back for a second season of engaging live talks with some of the world’s best architects! This year’s series will take place from September 26 to 28 , and every talk is 100% free to attend.

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Architizer

AUGUST 5, 2022

Curious to know what the future of housing will look like? Keep reading because we’ve got great news: Hend Almatrouk will speak at Architizer Future Fest this September! Register to attend Hend’s presentation during our biggest ever celebration of architectural innovation: Register for Future Fest.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Designers of the Year rewards the best emerging and established talent across architecture, interiors and design and recognises those whose innovative work has made a notable impact on the industry in their field. Last week we launched our public nomination for the Designers of the Year awards at Dezeen Awards 2024.

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The international, non-commercial exhibition platform for South Asian art and architecture examines work as it relates to the subcontinent. Architecture + Design Film Festival in Winnipeg, Canada. Here are the events and openings we’re looking forward to in 2023. Dhaka Art Summit, Bangladesh. When: 3-11 February 2023.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Read on for six activist architects: Alison Killing, Killing Architects, The Netherlands Alison Killing is an architect and investigative journalist who set up Killing Architects , a studio for architecture and digital media, in 2011. Here, its founder Amanda Baillieu selects six architects that embody the ideals of activism.

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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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Deezen

MAY 17, 2023

Designer Mac Collins is among those exhibiting works at the British Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale , which celebrates how global diasporic communities design space. We did this by inviting artists and designers of the diaspora to show work in the pavilion."

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Hotel Designs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Cape Grace renovation is undoubtedly an extraordinary project that brings this historical hotel into the future, keeping the spirit that made it the legend that it is, completely intact,” said Anthony Taylor, Design Principal, 15o8.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2023

Commissioned through an initiative by the Netherlands' Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs , the Drop Store initiative was carried out by Publicis Groupe to show consumers what life might look like in a water-scarce future. Various labels show the types of water events that would lead to the need for each product.

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Deezen

MAY 17, 2023

The Brazilian pavilion , which is unveiled exclusively on Dezeen, has been filled with earth for this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. With its contribution to this year's architecture biennale, the curators of Brazil's pavilion – Gabriela de Matos and Paulo Taveres – choose to focus on earth and named its exhibition Terra.

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