Architectural changes have not altered the cultural norms, values, habits and behaviours attached to Xhosa rondavels.
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Tunisia has failed to capitalise on the heritage tourism potential of the ancient city and its natural surroundings.
The nationalist art of Mobutu Sese Seko and the art nouveau style of King Leopold II both live on in Kinshasa in fascinating ways.
Architects give their views on a landmark skyscraper burning as Sudan’s capital is systematically destroyed.
The winner of the lifetime achievement award at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale discusses the importance of creating new and sustainable forms.
Both residents and Sudanese in the diaspora invested in homes to secure the future. Now the conflict is destroying hope.
The Venice Architecture Biennale has an African curator for the first time this year – and a shift in focus.
Kéré shows how architecture can build better futures by embracing communities to help catalyse progress.
The winners of the prestigious architecture commission are from Johannesburg’s Counterspace studio and offer a fresh view on creating buildings.
To achieve sustainable, functional buildings, architects in cities like Lagos need to consider local realities.
The next ten years will be a critical period in which research agendas can be developed.
The study of two hospitals was a first for researching the microbiology of the built environment in South Africa – a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding how to design healthier buildings.
With his work Francis Kéré, who is one of Africa’s top architects, represents an innovative breakthrough in the collective imagery of what architecture in Africa could be in the 21st century.
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Centennial Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Urbanism and Built Environment Studies, School of Architecture & Planning, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Architecture and SARChI: DST/NRF/SACN Research Chair in Spatial Transformation (Positive Change in the Built Environment), Tshwane University of Technology
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Professor of Architecture, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Visual Art, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer, Kenyatta University
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Associate Professor in Quantity Surveying and Project Management, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate professor, Ohio University
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Senior Lecturer, Researcher, Architect, Healthy building specialist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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Lecturer at the National School of Architecture and Urbanism, Université de Carthage
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Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Khartoum
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Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of Khartoum
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Associate Lecturer at the National School of Architecture and Urbanism, Université de Carthage
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Research fellow, University of East Anglia
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Reader in Architecture, London Metropolitan University