Architecture

The Las Vegas Museum of Art has revealed updated renderings of its highly anticipated new headquarters, a project led by Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré’s studio, Kéré Architecture, in collaboration with the renowned architecture firm SOM. Located in the vibrant Symphony Park area of Downtown Las Vegas, the building will occupy a former parking lot, […]

In a bold move to redefine safari luxury, Mokuti Etosha, a premier lodge situated on the fringes of Namibia’s iconic Etosha National Park, has unveiled SkyBoma—a revolutionary open-air dining venue perched an impressive eight metres above the surrounding bushveld. Developed by O&L Leisure, this striking addition transforms the conventional boma dinner into an extraordinary aerial

Located within the historic and politically charged landscape of District Six in Cape Town, the Rahmah Library is a newly completed educational facility that redefines how learning spaces can be imagined through collaboration, context, and care. Designed by The MAAK and curated by Hadir Al Koshta, the 215 m² library was completed in 2025 as

In Casablanca’s rapidly expanding business district, the pressure of density has increasingly pushed public life to the margins. Office towers rise shoulder to shoulder, streets narrow under the weight of commercial traffic, and access to shared civic space is often limited to what remains between private developments. Against this backdrop, the Cube Tower by architecture

Modernism in Morocco emerged from a unique convergence of geography, politics, and experimentation, shaped by the country’s proximity to Europe and its complex colonial history. Under the French Protectorate from 1912 to 1956, Moroccan cities became laboratories for architectural exchange, absorbing Art Deco, Neo-Moorish revivalism, and early modernist ideas. Casablanca, in particular, evolved into a

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced its 2025 Special Prize winners, with South African architecture firm Hubo Studio among the celebrated recipients. Hubo Studio’s Redhill Early Learning Centre, located in Midrand, South Africa, was awarded the coveted prize for Best Use of Natural Light, a recognition that highlights the project’s innovative and thoughtful approach

Berlin-based Burkinabé architectural studio Kéré Architecture has unveiled the full design for Biblioteca dos Saberes (The House of Wisdom), an ambitious 40,000-square-meter public library and cultural centre set to become a transformative civic anchor in Rio de Janeiro’s Cidade Nova neighbourhood. Commissioned by the Rio City Hall as part of a broader urban revitalization initiative

Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has unveiled the UNESCO Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects as a new digital platform dedicated to tracing, contextualising, and humanising the global crisis of illicit cultural trafficking. The museum will display more than 600 artefacts that have been stolen, looted, or reported missing from communities around the world. Developed

Geneva — In a striking example of how Middle Eastern architectural talent is reshaping historic urban fabric beyond regional borders, Cairo-based Base Studio has completed a sensitive and imaginative restoration of the 19th-century Halles de l’Île in Geneva, transforming the once-neglected slaughterhouse into Odys Bar, a vibrant public bar and social hub on the Rhône

The much-anticipated Studio Museum in Harlem, designed by world-renowned British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates, is finally opening to the public on November 15, 2025. Situated on West 125th Street, also known as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the new seven-story, 82,000-square-foot building marks the museum’s first purpose-built home since its founding in