The historic architecture award returns after nearly three decades with a new focus on reparative and regenerative urbanism across the post-colonial world After nearly three decades, the Paris Prize is returning — but with a fundamentally different purpose. The Van Alen Institute has announced the revival of its historic architecture award as the Re:Paris Prize, […]
Nairobi · 7–11 September 2026 This September, Nairobi will become the meeting point for one of the most ambitious new platforms for African architecture and spatial practice: the inaugural Pan-African Biennale (PAB). Taking place from 7 to 11 September 2026, the Biennale is positioning itself as the first continental architecture biennale in history, bringing together
When the Pan-African Biennale opens in Nairobi this September, it will mark a historic moment for architecture and spatial practice across the continent. For the first time, Africa will host a continental architecture biennale conceived, curated, and led from within the continent itself, bringing together architects, designers, researchers, collectives, material practitioners, and spatial thinkers from
“Africa is not developing; Africa is recovering.” With these words, Somali-Italian architect Omar Degan sets the tone for the first Pan-African Architecture Biennale, launching in Nairobi, Kenya, on 1 September 2026. The landmark event, under Degan’s curatorship, aims to center African architectural knowledge and narratives in global discourse—politically, culturally, and structurally. The biennale is an
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