Articles Tagged with ''Africa''

A new museum of contemporary African art heightens the sculptural power of the 1920s industrial complex in which it is housed.

The museum, housed within a historic grain silo, is dedicated to contemporary African art.

An innovative use of local materials engenders an inspiring setting for learning in Burkina Faso.

In late 2014, citizens of Burkina Faso revolted against the country’s dictatorial leader, President Blaise Compaoré, and set fire to the parliament house, leaving it a charred ruin in the capital city of Ouagadougou.

A short-term-housing village in Malawi by MASS Design Group provides safety and comfort for expectant mothers.

An award-winning floating school designed by Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi for a shantytown in Lagos collapsed this week under heavy rainfall.

When the Philadelphia Museum of Art started to plan an exhibition about Africa, it informally surveyed visitors, asking for their general impressions of the continent.

MASS Design group is used to working in remote places. Building schools or health centers where there were none and training local labor is practically written into its DNA.