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THE NAVICULA PENDANT LIGHT BY DAVID TRUBRIDGE

MichaelJune 27, 2017

NATIVE SKYSCRAPER: AN EXPERIMENTAL WOODEN SKYSCRAPER PROPOSAL FOR CAMEROON BY HERMANN KAMTE ASSOCIATES

MichaelJune 26, 2017

CHINA BREAKS GROUND ON ‘LIUZHOU FOREST CITY’ THE WORLD’S FIRST GREEN CITY BY STEFANO BOERI ARCHITECTS

MichaelJune 26, 2017

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UNION BANK (VIP) LOUNGE BY GEMONA WEST INTERIORS

MichaelJune 26, 2017

Lagos-based interior design firm, Gemona West Interiors recently completed design and renovation work for Union Bank which involved creating a lounge for the bank's high net worth customers in branches across Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt. The lo...

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INSIDE THE OLUSEGUN OBASANJO PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY COMPLEX AS CAPTURED BY AYO AKINWANDE (PT.2)

MichaelJune 23, 2017

This second part of our 2-part feature on the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library highlights the Main Library building of the complex and the exhibits therein as captured by Nigerian photographer and visual artist, Ayo Akinwande. The design of th...

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INSIDE THE OLUSEGUN OBASANJO PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY COMPLEX AS CAPTURED BY AYO AKINWANDE (PT.1)

MichaelJune 22, 2017

Nigerian photographer and visual artist, Ayo Akinwande, recently shared with us exclusive images of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library that was commissioned back in early May as the first presidential library on the African continent. Mr.Aki...

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FRANCIS KERE’S SERPENTINE PAVILION FOR 2017 OPENS IN LONDON

MichaelJune 21, 2017

The (much anticipated) 2017 Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Diébédo Francis Kéré (Kéré Architecture), was unveiled yesterday in London. The Pavilion was designed to consciously fuse cultural references from his home town of Gando Burkina Faso with ...

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IDEAS FOR CREATIVE, FUNCTIONAL AND MODERN WALKWAYS AND PATHS

MichaelJune 21, 2017

Contemporist have put together an impressive compilation of inspiring walkways and paths highlighting how they can be used to connect parts of your compound or divide them to create separate, functional areas. We picked 10 of our favourites from the...

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BAYVIEW HILL GARDENS BY DAVID BAKER ARCHITECTS IS AFRO-INSPIRED AFFORABLE HOUSING

MichaelJune 20, 2017

The Bayview Hill Gardens is a peculiar affordable housing development by David Baker Architects which, though located in San Francisco, draws its inspiration from far away Botswana in Africa. The development is the first of its kind in the San Franc...

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H20S: AN (OPEN SOURCE) ECO-HOUSE PROTOTYPE IN SENEGAL BY STUDIO TAMASSOCIATI

MichaelJune 20, 2017

Described as "an African way to a new ecology", H2Os is an autonomous eco-house designed around a system of rainwater harvesting, waste water recycling and energy generation. Though designed by Italian architects, Studio Tamassociati, the H2Os conce...

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AFRICA’S TALLEST BUILDING IS RISING IN KENYA AND IT’S CALLED “THE PINNACLE”

MichaelJune 19, 2017

In a report by Construction Review, from May last month, it was announced that construction work had commenced in Kenya on what will be Africa's tallest building, aptly dubbed, The Pinnacle. This was made known at the foundation laying ceremony, in U...

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BLOCK 36 IS A PROPOSED HOUSING CONCEPT IN EGYPT BY SHAHIRA FAHMY ARCHITECTS

MichaelJune 19, 2017

Block 36 is a concept design for a peculiar housing development located in the raw desert between Cairo-Alexandria desert road and Sheikh Zayed City in West Cairo. The idea developed by Shahira Fahmy Architects, seeks to intermingle solid and void f...

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THE LYCEE SCHORGE SECONDARY SCHOOL IN BURKINA FASO BY KERE ARCHITECTURE

UzoeziJune 15, 2017

Located in Koudougou, the third most populated city in Burkina Faso, the Lycée Schorge Secondary School, designed by Kere Architecture, not only sets a new standard for educational excellence in the region, it also provides a source of inspiration ...

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THE NAVICULA PENDANT LIGHT BY DAVID TRUBRIDGE

NATIVE SKYSCRAPER: AN EXPERIMENTAL WOODEN SKYSCRAPER PROPOSAL FOR CAMEROON BY HERMANN KAMTE ASSOCIATES

CHINA BREAKS GROUND ON ‘LIUZHOU FOREST CITY’ THE WORLD’S FIRST GREEN CITY BY STEFANO BOERI ARCHITECTS

DESIGN AND STYLE

OVD525: AN AWARD WINNING HOME WITH A VIEW IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA BY THREE14 ARCHITECTS

UNION BANK (VIP) LOUNGE BY GEMONA WEST INTERIORS

THE VISTA RAMA BEACH HOUSE IN LAGOS BY CMD+A

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APPRECIATING INDIA’S LOST ICON: THE ‘HALL OF NATIONS’ BY RAJ REWAL ASSOCIATES

ISSA DIABATE TALKS TO CNN ABOUT LES RESIDENCES CHOCOLAT, A LUXURY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN IVORY COAST

SUPPORT THE TAMBILLO CULTURAL CENTER AS IT SEEKS TO REVITALISE AFRO-ECUADORIAN HERITAGE THROUGH CLIMATE RESPONSIVE, ENVIRONMENTALLY-RESPONSIBLE ARCHITECTURE

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DIY: MAKING STRING LANTERNS AND LAMPSHADES

DIY: UPCYCLING WOOD PALLETS TO IMPROVE YOUR HOME STORAGE AND DECOR

DIY: CRAFT YOUR VERY OWN MAGNETIC WALL MOUNTED BOTTLE OPENER

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JOIN CPDI AFRICA IN EXPLORING THE ROLE OF LOCAL MATERIALS IN DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE AFRICAN COMMUNITIES

CHINA BREAKS GROUND ON ‘LIUZHOU FOREST CITY’ THE WORLD’S FIRST GREEN CITY BY STEFANO BOERI ARCHITECTS

REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN HOME DECOR AND GIFTWARE NIGERIA, AFRICA’S LARGEST RETAIL EVENT.

THE NAVICULA PENDANT LIGHT BY DAVID TRUBRIDGE

NATIVE SKYSCRAPER: AN EXPERIMENTAL WOODEN SKYSCRAPER PROPOSAL FOR CAMEROON BY HERMANN KAMTE ASSOCIATES

CHINA BREAKS GROUND ON ‘LIUZHOU FOREST CITY’ THE WORLD’S FIRST GREEN CITY BY STEFANO BOERI ARCHITECTS

PROJECTS

UNION BANK (VIP) LOUNGE BY GEMONA WEST INTERIORS

INSIDE THE OLUSEGUN OBASANJO PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY COMPLEX AS CAPTURED BY AYO AKINWANDE (PT.2)

INSIDE THE OLUSEGUN OBASANJO PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY COMPLEX AS CAPTURED BY AYO AKINWANDE (PT.1)

FRANCIS KERE’S SERPENTINE PAVILION FOR 2017 OPENS IN LONDON

IDEAS FOR CREATIVE, FUNCTIONAL AND MODERN WALKWAYS AND PATHS

H20S: AN (OPEN SOURCE) ECO-HOUSE PROTOTYPE IN SENEGAL BY STUDIO TAMASSOCIATI

AFRICA’S TALLEST BUILDING IS RISING IN KENYA AND IT’S CALLED “THE PINNACLE”

BLOCK 36 IS A PROPOSED HOUSING CONCEPT IN EGYPT BY SHAHIRA FAHMY ARCHITECTS

THE LYCEE SCHORGE SECONDARY SCHOOL IN BURKINA FASO BY KERE ARCHITECTURE

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THE NAVICULA PENDANT LIGHT BY DAVID TRUBRIDGE

JOIN CPDI AFRICA IN EXPLORING THE ROLE OF LOCAL MATERIALS IN DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE AFRICAN COMMUNITIES

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