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18th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale Opens Under Cloud of Controversy

May 18, 2023

Curator Lesley Lokko addressed an unfortunate ‘headline story’ at a press conference kicking off the 2023 exhibition.

African Modernism Book Cover

Back in Print, Second Edition of 'African Modernism' Surveys Architecture Across the Continent

Review: 'African Modernism. The Architecture of Independence: Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Zambia,' edited by Manuel Herz with Ingrid Schröder, Hans Focketyn, and Julia Jamrozik

January 26, 2023

Reread David Adjaye’s thoughtful review of the compendium, originally published in Architectural Record in October 2015.

Momentum of Light.

Review of 'Momentum of Light'

By Francis Kéré and Iwan Baan

Josephine Minutillo

Josephine Minutillo

February 14, 2022

Architect Francis Kéré revisits the paradoxical world of his childhood in Burkina Faso with photographer Iwan Baan, where pitch balck interiors contrast with an outdoors drenched in the sub-Saharan sun.

Tambacounda Hospital.

Snapshot: Tambacounda Hospital by Manuel Herz

Ilana Herzig.

June 8, 2021

In eastern Senegal, the Switzerland-based architect builds an S-shaped maternity and pediatric wing for the region's only hospital.

African Leadership University.

African Leadership University by MASS Design Group

Kigali, Rwanda

Alex Klimoski

May 4, 2021

In Rwanda, MASS Design Group tailors an ambitious building to train tomorrow’s leaders.

National Assembly Benin

Kéré Architecture Reveals National Assembly of Benin Design

Kara Mavros

February 9, 2021

The new parliament building is meant to be completed in 2023.

Adjaye Associates Unveils Plans for Edo Museum of West African Art

Cathleen-McGuigan

Cathleen McGuigan

November 13, 2020

The museum, planned for a site in Benin City, Nigeria, will be devoted to the restitution of artifacts looted by 19th-century colonialists.

New Redemption Hospital.

Four Health-Care Projects by MASS Design Group in Africa

Beth-Broome

July 6, 2020

Upcoming projects in Liberia, Rwanda, and Nigeria offer widely applicable best practices.

The 25-story Casablanca Finance City (CFC) tower in Morocco.

Casablanca Finance City Tower by Morphosis

Morocco

Josephine Minutillo

Josephine Minutillo

February 20, 2020

A crystalline tower is a landmark for a new financial district in Morocco.

Mariam Kamara

Mariam Kamara Unveils Scheme for Niamey Cultural Center in Niger

November 26, 2019

The founder of Atelier Masōmī developed the design with David Adjaye’s guidance through the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.

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