Traditional African architecture, rooted in practices that predate the advent of electric lighting in the late 1800s, embodies a rich tapestry of representations and symbols. These architectural forms serve as…
The architecture of Africa is extraordinarily diverse. Africans are known to have developed their local architectural traditions which were greatly influenced by a lot of external factors. Trade, for one,…
African architecture has a lengthy and varied history that extends from pre-colonial times to the present. The architectural aesthetic of the continent has changed over time to accommodate the shifting…
The underrated Ancient African Architecture is shadowed by Egypt’s wonders that also hold the glory of being a structure that seems to be impossible to build even today. The Africans…
Sacred geometry, cosmological theories, and spiritual beliefs rooted in ancestry and the afterlife have profoundly influenced African architectural design since the beginning of civilizations. There is a planned organic as…
Africa has 54 countries, each with diverse art, architecture and culture styles. Akin to India’s salad-bowl culture, Africa too has an ethos of ethnic diversities across the length and breadth…
About Architect Francis Kéré | African architecture Being first African recipient of the prestigious Prixter Architecture Prize in 2022, Diébédo Francis Kéré is a Burkinabé-German architect renowned for his innovatory and sustainable…
Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and has a demographic of 206 million people and Africa’s largest market by population, preceded by Ethiopia and Egypt, which have populations of 110 million…
Fractals | Fractal Geometry Fractals are geometric shapes that repeat themselves as the scale changes. The term ‘fractal’ was coined by Benoit Mandelbrot in 1975 for mathematical sets of numbers…
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…
