This Creche in Japan designed by Tokyo-based Emmanuelle Moureaux features an intriguing facade inspired by the logo of the creche itself.
The facade is made up over 60 abstract 'trees' with colorful 'branches' that extend and wrap around the 690+ sq...
The Swahili Gem apartments (formerly called Tudor Apartments) by Urko Sanchez Architects in Tudor Creek, Mombasa was completed earlier this year. The building comprising 14 apartments enveloped in a distinctive masharabiya structural shell, which off...
Renowned Japanese Architect, Shigeru Ban, winner of the 2014 Pritzker Prize, seen as the “Nobel Prize of Architecture,” has signed an agreement to design up to 20,000 new homes for refugees, in the Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement in Kenya.
Shigeru sa...
Lagos-based architecture firm, Interstate Architects recently shared with us their design for the "Brown Green Office Building", a proposed design concept to be located in Abuja.
The overriding goal of the building is to be the First LEED Platinum B...
The Nka Foundation recently announced a call for entries for its 5th Earth Architecture Competition: Designing a Rural Arts Center for Senegal, an international architecture competition open to professionals and students of architecture, design, ur...
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The FF House is a 580sqm, 4+ bedroom residence in Mexico designed by Hernandez Silva Architects. The design of the home features an imposing rectilinear form with large volumes of living space and a generous use of glass as well as a peculi...
The Rwinkwavu neonatal care unit by Mass design group seeks to answer the age old question, Can Architecture improve maternal and child health?
The facility, located in Rwinkwavu, Rwanda, is an extension wing of the Rwinkwavu Hospital, housing ope...
Taeillo, a Home-Fashion Brand that specializes in the design, manufacturing and sales modern African furniture, recently shared with us images of their Amakisi Furniture collection.
The collection is an expression of Taeillo's goal to rebrand Nige...
We witness trends coming and going heavily in fashion and with so many stores to buy inexpensive items to buy into those trends, consumers can satisfy their appetite easily without breaking the bank. Trends exist also in interiors and furniture and...
In this video by buildofy.com, SanJay Puri, principal architect of SanJay Puri Architects offers some insight into the concept and thought process behind one of his most notable residential design projects- the courtyard house.
Inspired by the tradi...
