He was the first African architect (and so far the only one) to receive the Pritzker Prize. He designs major projects in Las ...

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 ...

Some spaces feel easy the moment you step into them. They’re not styled to impress, not packed with things for the sake of visual interest, but they’re balanced in a way that makes daily life more ...

Professor Coleman A. Jordan teaches architecture at Morgan State University. For over two years, he has worked closely with students and alumni from the Baltimore HBCU, as well as from Tuskegee and ...

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 ...

This article from Metropolis delves into China’s urban development of many African cities, and the effect this has had on the architectural quality of those cities. Chinese contractors and architects ...

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 ...

The dearth of literature on African architecture has long been a source of frustration for the continent’s design community. The last decade, however, has seen a gradual change, as young designers ...

Algeria ranks fifth on our list of countries with the best architecture in Africa. The country is home to seven distinct UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Algerian architecture has been impacted by Islamic ...

Kéré Architecture completes the Goethe-Institut Dakar, a bioclimatic cultural hub in Senegal fostering exchange, creativity, ...

According to Osae-Addo, the African continent needs to recognize, cultivate and appreciate its own heritage. From an architectural perspective, the small space appeared insignificant – completely open ...

Issued in a slip case. NMAF copy gift from the collection of Lonnie G. Bunch III. [1.] Essays: Foreword / Kwame Anthony Appiah -- African metropolitan architecture / David Adijaye -- The African urban ...