Architecture & Design

Van Alen Institute revives Paris Prize as Re:Paris Prize at inaugural Pan-African Biennale

Van Alen Institute revives Paris Prize as Re:Paris Prize at inaugural Pan-African Biennale

The historic architecture award returns after nearly three decades with a new focus on reparative and regenerative urbanism across the

August 19, 2026
TAELON7 Turns the Threshold of FCA Ghana into a Provisional Civic Interior

TAELON7 Turns the Threshold of FCA Ghana into a Provisional Civic Interior

At the Foundation for Contemporary Art Ghana in Accra, black shade net stretches between slender steel poles and tensioned cables,

August 17, 2026
David Adjaye Reimagines Kigali’s Historic 1930 Prison Site as Mater Misericordiae Cathedral

David Adjaye Reimagines Kigali’s Historic 1930 Prison Site as Mater Misericordiae Cathedral

Planned for a historic prison site in central Kigali, the 5,000-seat cathedral brings together religious architecture, adaptive reuse and Rwanda’s

August 10, 2026
What to Expect at the First Pan-African Biennale in Nairobi: Five Days of Architecture, Memory and African Futures

What to Expect at the First Pan-African Biennale in Nairobi: Five Days of Architecture, Memory and African Futures

Nairobi · 7–11 September 2026 This September, Nairobi will become the meeting point for one of the most ambitious new

August 9, 2026
In Senegal, Fatiya Diene Mazza Designs Sangalkam Institute as a Living Classroom Near Dakar

In Senegal, Fatiya Diene Mazza Designs Sangalkam Institute as a Living Classroom Near Dakar

On a four-hectare site in Sangalkam, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegalese architecture studio ID+EA Architecture, led by founder and

August 3, 2026
Africa Is Finally Designing the Stadiums That Will Welcome the World: The African Architects Behind Morocco’s 2030 FIFA World Cup Vision

Africa Is Finally Designing the Stadiums That Will Welcome the World: The African Architects Behind Morocco’s 2030 FIFA World Cup Vision

For generations, Africa has gifted the world extraordinary footballers. From Roger Milla's dazzling runs in Italy, George Weah's historic Ballon

July 27, 2026
Mbamba: Botswana’s Newest Luxury Safari Camp Brings Timeless Safari Elegance to the Okavango Delta

Mbamba: Botswana’s Newest Luxury Safari Camp Brings Timeless Safari Elegance to the Okavango Delta

In the remote northern reaches of Botswana's Okavango Delta, where floodplains, lagoons, grasslands and ancient islands converge to create one

June 15, 2026
Egyptian Photographer Mariam El Gendy Launches Jihan, A New Paris Concept Store Celebrating African and West Asian Design

Egyptian Photographer Mariam El Gendy Launches Jihan, A New Paris Concept Store Celebrating African and West Asian Design

In the heart of Paris's historic Le Marais district, a new cultural retail destination is reimagining what a concept store

June 9, 2026
From Algeria to Zimbabwe: Meet the Spatial Practices Shaping the First-Ever Pan-African Biennale

From Algeria to Zimbabwe: Meet the Spatial Practices Shaping the First-Ever Pan-African Biennale

When the Pan-African Biennale opens in Nairobi this September, it will mark a historic moment for architecture and spatial practice

June 2, 2026
Nike and Slawn Reimagine Nigerian Identity Ahead of the 2026 World Cup With Star-Studded Cultural Campaign

Nike and Slawn Reimagine Nigerian Identity Ahead of the 2026 World Cup With Star-Studded Cultural Campaign

London-based Nigerian artist Olaolu Slawn has joined forces with sportswear giant Nike to unveil one of the most anticipated fashion

June 1, 2026
Building the Systems for African Design: Titi Ogufere on Design Week Lagos, Production, and Designing for Scale

Building the Systems for African Design: Titi Ogufere on Design Week Lagos, Production, and Designing for Scale

African design has entered a new era of visibility. Across major fairs, museums, biennales, and design festivals, designers from the

May 31, 2026
Building Through Resonance: Selma and Salwa Mikoü on Architecture, Memory and the Hidden Narratives of Place

Building Through Resonance: Selma and Salwa Mikoü on Architecture, Memory and the Hidden Narratives of Place

Architecture often reveals itself through what is visible: walls, roofs, facades, materials, and form. Yet for Selma and Salwa Mikoü,

May 21, 2026