African architecture is worth evaluating for a unique characteristic: a particular influence of climate and cultural influences on the way buildings are designed. A key example is the use of stone ...

Africa is home to some of the world's most impressive and well-built buildings - such as the well-preserved Djenne Mosque in Mali built in the 13th Century from mud. But other examples of older ...

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 ...

The Palais de Lomé is a fitting partner, embodying a striking example of this transformation ... histories in Togo and broadening the scope of how we think about West African architecture. Ijeoma ...

Until recently, the Venice Architecture Biennale — arguably the ... long time — one where half of the practitioners hail from Africa or the African diaspora. Striving to minimize the ...

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 ...

African architecture is worth evaluating for a unique characteristic: a particular influence of climate and cultural influences on the way buildings are designed. A key example is the use of stone in ...