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The Ebrah Pavilion is unique 800+sqm tropical residence in Assinie-Mafia, Coted'Ivoire designed by Koffi & Diabate Architects, which features a composition of connected, yet separate buildings.
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More than a pavili...
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Drivelines Studios is a mixed-use residential and retail building developed over an existing single story structure, previously a car repair shop. Designed by award winning, New York based LOT-EK Studio, the new building which seeks to prov...
As part of the practice’s aim to strengthen connections between industry and academia, Foster + Partners has been working with Alessandro Felder, PhD candidate at the Royal Veterinary College, London, to study the relationship between structure and...
Insights from the Chair of the Master Jury, Dr.Mark Olweny on the impact of the Africa Architecture Awards, the work submitted and what the most rewarding part of being a juror was....
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The XAN House in Brazil by South American Architects MAPA, is a 350 sqm, modern, single family home that features a simple rectilinear volume enveloped by peculiar facade of operable solar shading louvers atop a similar volume enveloped by ...
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The Casa Port railway station, designed by AREP in collaboration with Groupe 3 architects is described as a dynamic transport hub that anticipates the needs of the city of the future. Located in the city of Casablanca, Morocco, the station,...
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Cameroonian architects, Hermann Kamte and Associates recently shared with us a design concept titled "PIXA" - their entry for the 2017 Future of Shade competition, an annual contest held by Sunbrella and Architizer, challenging architect...
Competition alert for art students and young professionals.
This art competition asks for (art) students and young professionals to submit a mural design concept for the focal wall of beach house at Ilashe, Lagos. The winning entry will occupy the d...
Nigerian Designer Damola Rufai recently shared with us images of his latest project which he has titled "OYA". As he describes it, OYA, which is named after an Orisha (spirit) in Yoruba lore that is said to command wind, lightning and storms, is a ...
Staircases tend to be seen as generic architectural elements that help one go “up and down” in a building, but what most people don't realise is that they have the potential to be a veritable tool for problem solving in design. The right staircase de...
