Chris van Niekerk installs minimalist house in Cape Town's Steenberg mountains
Cape Town-based architect Chris van Niekerk has completed Mountain House, a minimalist retreat in the rugged landscape of South Africa's southernmost city. More
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BE_Design uses angular woven screens to shelter leadership centre in Rwanda
The geometric patterns of Rwandan Imigongo art informed the angular, woven forms of the Komera Leadership Centre, which has been designed by architecture studio BE_Design. More
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New Makers Bureau completes rammed-earth arts centre in Kampala
Rammed-earth walls and earth bricks define 32° East Arts Centre, a community arts space in Uganda by London architecture practice New Makers Bureau in collaboration with Ugandan design firm Localworks. More
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Localworks builds irregularly shaped classrooms with earthbags for school in Uganda
Design and build studio Localworks has created the Mustardseed Junior School in Uganda with organically shaped classrooms built from natural and locally sourced materials. More
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Titi Ogufere spotlights five Nigerian designers from Made by Design series
Netflix series Made by Design celebrates the work of 13 architects and designers who live and work in Nigeria. The show's co-producer Titi Ogufere picks five architects and designers featured in the TV show for Dezeen that she believes deserve greater recognition. More
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Telfar designs unisex uniforms for Liberian Olympic team
New York-based fashion brand Telfar has designed a collection of unisex uniforms for the Liberian team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More
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Termite mounds inform Kéré Architecture's design of Kenyan education campus
Terracotta-hued towers that reference termite mounds distinguish the Startup Lions Campus, which Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré's studio has completed in Kenya. More
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Kéré Architecture uses local clay to construct Burkina Institute of Technology
Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré's studio has built a university in Burkina Faso, western Africa, which has walls made with locally sourced clay and screens of eucalyptus wood. More
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SHoP Architects reveals Botswana Innovation Hub nearing completion in Gaborone
US studio SHoP Architects and local studio Nutall Smith have released a set of photos showing their innovation hub and HIV research laboratory almost complete in Gaborone, Botswana. More
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Eight products by African designers selected by Africa by Design
Africa by Design is a platform that promotes designers from sub-Saharan Africa. Founder Chrissa Amuah spoke to Dezeen about the programme in a live interview earlier this month and here presents a selection of products from the stable. More
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Marc Thorpe designs Dakar Houses for Moroso furniture makers in Senegal
New York architect Marc Thorpe has developed a prototype house made from earth bricks, to house the makers of Moroso's M'Afrique furniture collection. More
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Paul Cocksedge to install CLT bridge over Cape Town river
British designer Paul Cocksedge has unveiled plans to build a cross-laminated timber bridge across the Liesbeek River in Cape Town. More
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AMO and Volkswagen propose electric tractor design for sub-Saharan Africa
Rem Koolhaas's research organisation AMO has partnered with car manufacturer Volkswagen to develop an electric tractor based on the companies' "shared interest in the countryside". More
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Akon finalises deal to create his own cryptocurrency city in Senegal
Senegalese-American singer Akon says he has signed an agreement with the government of Senegal to build a city with a cryptocurrency-based economy named Akon City. More
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Melilla's historic market converted into latticed education centre
Ángel Verdasco Arquitectos used a lattice of aluminium beams to cover the ceramic tiled facade of an education centre built over an abandoned market in Melilla. More
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Solar panels form canopy over surgical facility in Uganda
The Mount Sinai Kyabirwa Surgical Facility in Uganda by Kliment Halsband Architects is a self-sustaining facility topped with solar panels. More
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Atelier Masomi designs raw-earth-brick cultural centre in Niger
Atelier Masomi has designed a cluster of five raw-earth buildings that will become the Niamey Cultural Center in the capital of Niger. More
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"We want African design to be functional" says Design Week Lagos founder
Design has not been valued in Africa for decades, says Nigerian interior designer Titi Ogufere, who has launched a design week in Lagos in a bid to change that. More
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Swedish architects create self-sustaining children's centre in Tanzania
Swedish studios Asante Architecture & Design and Lönnqvist & Vanamo Architects have collaborated with local workers to create a self-sufficient orphanage in Kingori, Tanzania. More
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Colourful metal canopies shade a market in rural Niger by Atelier Masomi
Architecture studio Atelier Masomi has built a market in Dandaji, Niger, using colourful recycled-metal canopies to attract vendors and help grow the local economy. More
