Africa is experiencing a mini-boom in skyscraper construction, with new towers rising in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and more. But are they symbols of progress or just vanity projects? Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson investigates. More about Is Africa's skyscraper mini-boom a cause for alarm?
This week on Dezeen, we reported on the news that the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum has reached completion in Giza by Dublin studio Heneghan Peng Architects. More about This week we reported on the Grand Egyptian Museum's completion
Dublin studio Heneghan Peng Architects has reached completion on the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, more than three decades after plans for the project were announced. More about Grand Egyptian Museum reaches completion in Giza
This week on Dezeen, we shared all the information you need about Egypt's giant New Administrative Capital, located 45 kilometres to the east of Cairo, for which whole districts are already complete. More about This week we highlighted everything you need to know about Egypt's new capital
Egypt's giant New Administrative Capital recently became the country's official seat of government, but its development has gone largely under the radar. Here is everything you need to know about Egypt's enormous new capital city. More about Everything you need to know about Egypt's new capital city
Egypt's transport minister Kamel al-Wazir has announced that plans are progressing for a bridge connecting Egypt and Saudi Arabia across the Red Sea. More about Egypt "ready to implement" bridge to Saudi Arabia over Red Sea
This week on Dezeen, we revealed the vast ceremonial spaces, presidential palace and gateways of Egypt's New Administrative Capital. More about This week we revealed photos of Egypt's monumental new capital city
Vast ceremonial spaces, a presidential palace and the largest mosque in Africa have been captured in these photographs of Egypt's New Administrative Capital, taken by Johan Blasberg. More about Photos reveal monumental scale of Egypt's new capital city
Architecture studio Gensler has unveiled its design for an undulating stadium outside Cairo, which will be the first home for the Al-Ahly football club. More about Gensler reveals football stadium with sunken pitch as "landmark venue" for Egypt
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the highly anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features photos of the Grand Egyptian Museum
The long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum by Dublin studio Heneghan Peng Architects has been captured ahead of its scheduled opening in Giza, Egypt, later this year. More about World's largest archaeological museum captured ahead of opening in Egypt
Architects must take greater accountability for their sector to help decarbonise the built environment, says UN Race to Zero ambassador Sarah El Battouty in this exclusive interview from the final day of the COP27 climate conference. More about Sustainable architecture efforts hindered by "sloppiness" says UN climate ambassador
This video shows the recently completed Gouna Festival Plaza designed by London-based Studio Seilern Architects in the resort town of El Gouna. More about Drone footage showcases colonnaded Gouna Festival Plaza in Egypt
London-based Studio Seilern Architects has enclosed the Gouna Festival Plaza in the Red Sea resort of El Gouna, Egypt, with a trio of colonnades. More about Studio Seilern Architects surrounds moated plaza with 20-metre-high colonnades
In the final instalment of our exclusive video series with Counterspace founder Sumayya Vally, the South African architect discusses the role of recipes in her Material Histories project for the Istanbul Design Biennial. More about "Recipes are important archives of where we come from and how we've evolved" says Sumayya Vally
Foster + Partners has revealed visuals of the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre Cairo hospital in Egypt that will prioritise connecting patients with nature to boost their wellbeing. More about Foster + Partners' Cairo hospital embodies "latest research on biophilia"
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has designed three cube-shaped vertical forest apartment blocks for Egypt's New Administrative Capital, which is being built to the east of Cairo. More about Stefano Boeri unveils vertical forest apartment blocks for Egypt's new capital
Architects Mouaz Abouzaid, Bassel Omara and Ahmed Hammad have proposed creating micro homes from shipping containers, called Sheltainers, for people living in Cairo's cemeteries. More about Shipping-container micro housing proposed for City of the Dead in Cairo
Bowls made from recycled metals and seating inspired by traditional Arabic Majlis featured in an exhibition of emerging talent from the Middle East and North African regions at this year's Dubai Design Week. More about Nomadic design exhibition showcases new talent from the Middle East and North Africa
Robots may outnumber humans in a new pioneering city billed by Saudi Arabia as "a new blueprint for sustainable life", which would be entirely powered by renewable energy, and served by driverless vehicles and vertical farms. More about Saudi Arabia to invest 0 billion in fully automated city spanning three countries