Soccer City in Johannesburg, reconstructed by architects Boogertman Urban Edge + Partners and global sports architecture firm Populous, will host the final of the FIFA World Cup, which starts next month. More about Soccer City by Boogertman Urban Edge + Partners and Populous
In this Dezeen podcast for the Design Museum architect David Adjaye talks to curator Gemma Curtin about Urban Africa, an exhibition of his photographs on show at the museum in London. More about Dezeen podcast: David Adjaye at the Design Museum
Students from the Bergen School of Architecture in Norway have built a school building in a Mozambique village using sand bags, bottles and grass. More about School in Chimundo by Bergen School of Architecture
Lille office Coldefy & Associes Architectes Urbanistes (CAAU) have designed a conference centre for Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, West Africa. More about International Conference Center in Ouagadougou by CAAU
Design Indaba 08: here's a new set of photos showing progress on the first sand-bag house being built at Freedom Park in Cape Town, South Africa. More about Sand-bag houses by MMA architects 4
Design Indaba 08: continuing our series of stories about the 10x10 Housing Project in Cape Town, South Africa, here are the latest photos showing progress constructing the first sand-bag house. More about Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects 3
Design Indaba 08: the first sand-bag house designed by Cape Town architects MMA is taking shape (see earlier post). More about Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects 2
Design Indaba 08: Cape Town architects MMA have started work on a pilot project of ten affordable houses built using a sand-bag construction system. More about Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects