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
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Burkinabè-led practice Kéré Architecture has revealed plans for a new art and photography museum in northern Germany that places material intelligence, climate responsiveness, and local craft at the heart of its design. Named Museum Ehrhardt, the project will rise in the village of Plüschow, introducing a contemporary cultural landmark defined by an 80-metre-long rammed-earth wall
In the heart of Benin City, Edo State—a cradle of ancient kingdoms and resilient spirits—Nigerian artist Victor Ehikhamenor is weaving a tapestry of art, memory, and renewal. On November 8–12, 2025, the city will pulse with the rhythms of the inaugural Black Muse Art Festival, a vibrant five-day odyssey organized by Angels and Muse, the
Two leading members of the Collective Cultures group, OMMX and YAA Projects, have been appointed by the Mayor of London to design and deliver the architectural setting for The Wake—a powerful new memorial by artist Khaleb Brooks dedicated to the victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Announced by Sir Sadiq Khan and backed by a
In a landmark move that reinforces Rwanda’s position as a global leader in peacebuilding and reconciliation, the Aegis Trust has appointed world-renowned British-Ghanaian architect Sir David Adjaye and his firm, Adjaye Associates, to design the Isōko Centre for Humanity. The centre, planned for Bugesera District—a region deeply scarred by the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi—aims
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Rising prominently along Durban’s working harbor, the Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal announces itself as more than a piece of transport infrastructure. Designed by Elphick Proome Architecture in collaboration with Vusa Collaborative and completed in 2021, the 6,400-square-metre terminal was conceived as a contemporary gateway to KwaZulu-Natal—described by the architects as a “new portal to the
Few figures have left as profound a mark on the global architecture discourse in the 21st century as Professor Lesley Lokko. An architect, academic, and celebrated curator, Lokko has long challenged the structural conventions of architectural education and its limited representation of African and diasporic voices. From founding the Graduate School of Architecture at the
In the heart of Berlin, the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) continues its visionary architectural series, Shaped to the Measure of the People’s Songs, with its third iteration—the Ileum pavilion—opening on July 12, 2025. Designed by Ghanaian-Filipino architectural scientist Dr. Mae-Ling Lokko in collaboration with Argentine architect Gustavo Crembil, the pavilion reimagines the role
Angolan architect and independent curator Paula Nascimento has been named co-curator of the 17th Sharjah Biennial, scheduled to open in January 2027 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Partnering with Armenian curator Angela Harutyunyan, Nascimento will bring her unique perspective, shaped by her expertise in architecture, visual arts, and geopolitics, to one of the world’s most
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