The debut of Madagascar at the 58. International Art Exhibition, with Joël Andrianomearisoa, is an installation which stands out for its intensity. ‘I have forgotten the night’ is a study of black, one of the colours that the artist Andrianomearisoa works with most frequently. Hundreds of thin layers of collage paper wave gently, accompanied by […]
City living informs Cape townhouse
Inspiration for this townhouse in Cape Town, designed by GSQUARED, was drawn from the context and city living. The needs for privacy but still capturing the views to the city, harbour and mountain. The street edge was treated with a hard concrete structure to provide privacy to the owners. Carefully punctured openings on the street […]
MUDcafeteria: the focal point of a school in Ghana
From the architects: The MUDcafeteria is the centre of a vocational school in the north of Ghana. It was built in summer 2017 by students of the TU Vienna together with locals from the local community. The construction was finished after 12 weeks with a budget set at €20 000. It was important for us […]
Studio Libeskind’s Ngaren museum to track human evolution in Kenyan landscape
Daniel Libeskind’s New York architecture firm has revealed plans to build a museum in Kenya’s Rift Valley, comprising tapered and pointed structures that resemble stalagmites. Studio Libeskind was enlisted to design Ngaren: The Museum of Humankind by Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician Richard Leakey. It will be built on a cliff edge in Rift Valley, where Leakey […]
Kenyan high school a 2019 AIA COTE Award winner
This project is a winner in the 2019 AIA COTE Top 10 Awards FROM AIA: This is the story of a community imagining a different future for themselves and the path they took to realize it. It began with seeking peace in the region through access to clean water, then enhancing educational opportunities for primary […]
Growing a practice in Kenya: Andrew Kusewa Kilonzi, Boogertman + Partners Architects
Kenyan-born Andrew Kusewa Kilonzi has been overseeing the Nairobi office of Boogertman + Partners Architects since October 2012, along with South African Johann de Wet, both who are registered with the Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) in Kenya. The decision to open an office in Kenya was to provide this expanding […]
Tunisian hotel said to have inspired Star Wars faces demolition
Much of the shooting for the original Star Wars movies took place in Tunisia, and legend has it that one local landmark made a powerful impression on its creator, George Lucas. The influence of Hotel du Lac in Tunis, shaped like an upside-down pyramid with serrated edges, would later be seen in the fictional Sandcrawler […]
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Nelson Mandela University’s Riaan Huiskens wins Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award
The architects of the future will be the pathfinders who use the sophisticated technologies of the future to tackle the challenges of today whilst addressing both the learnings and the mistakes of the past, CEO of Corobrik, Mr Dirk Meyer, told key stakeholders in the world of academia, architecture and construction. Speaking at the 32nd […]
The Kaira Looro competition’s winning projects for a Peace Pavilion in Sedhiou, Senegal
Peace Pavilion is the third edition of the Kaira Looro international architecture competition, the theme of which is architecture in developing and emerging countries. After the first editions, dedicated to the design of a sacred structure (2017) and a cultural centre (2018), this year the competition announces the winners in a theme that is of […]
Sir David Adjaye designs memorial in honour of Hugh Masekela
April 4th marked the 80th Birthday of the late, great Bra Hugh Masekela. The iconic African musician brought the stories of the African people to life through his melodies and masterfully curated lyrics. His music spoke of love and friendship, but it also dealt with the tense political realities many African people faced. His music is […]
Easigrass has a growth spurt in 2017/8
During 2018, Easigrass South Africa sold the equivalent of about 200 rugby fields of artificial grass, making massive inroads into a region where the impact of climate change is becoming more and more evident and water is often in short supply. “The Easigrass partner and retailer network across South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe once […]
