Namibia is a country in western Africa sharing its border with Zambia, Botswana, and the Atlantic. With a population of 2.55 million and a large mining industry, the country’s economy…
Sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to have a housing shortfall of 50.5 million units. Every government has identified residential housing as a critical issue, yet it still needs to be resolved.…
Travelling is a gift. It expands horizons and perspectives about life through the unique experiences brought by those places visited. When people have an intense yearning to travel, they usually…
Africa’s colonial architecture is striking and evocative. Its western shores are marked by colorful coastal enclaves, Parisian-style boulevards, and medieval Portuguese fortresses. These all pour out a difficult part as…
Introduction The UNESCO World Heritage sites in Africa are particularly interesting as they weave through a myriad of colors, religions, and typologies. While some are unique buildings and structures preserved…
Tourism is something beyond just visiting or traveling to places. It is more about connecting to places we are visiting; every place has its own emotion, zeal, culture, and significance,…
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation’s director, Nicholas Fox Weber, has long been dedicated to advancing the late duo’s design concepts to improve the living standard of rural Senegalese communities.…
“Architecture arises out of our need to shelter the human animal in a spatial environment and to enclose the social animal in a group space. In this sense architecture serves…
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, world’s the most prestigious award in the architectural community, that motives and encourages professionals to build their work by demonstrating qualities of talent, vision, and commitment. …
What’s stronger than the African sun? Probably particles of sand and salt. Coincidentally, the intuitive Egyptians encountered a native soil at the edge of the saline water bodies of the…
The nickname “Chefchaouen” is “Tarifit” or “Tamazigh” in origin, formed from the words “Isakon” or “Echaouen”, which allude to “the horns”, and “Chef” which means “look at.” Chefchaouen, therefore, means…
“Lying deep in the Namibian desert is a place time forgot.” – Great Big Story It is 1956, across a vast expanse of the desert, only a ghostly few figurines…