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African Architecture

61 Projects 54 Journals 10 Publications

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61 projects

altan armando

ROOT & REVIVE

The Root & Revive in Kabusa, Nigeria, bridges education and healing. Using sustainable local adobe, the design creates a porous landscape where studios and therapy spaces merge. It acts as a resilient sanctuary, grounding recovery in academic growth to catalyze empowerment and well-being for the community.

Hani and 2 others

Waka, A Journey

Every path has a story in waka.

Hani and 2 others

gathering center

In Zulu 'Ubuntu' means a philosophy of compassion humanity and living together Here we want to help people make good connections and do voluntary work together.

Hani and 2 others

CONVERGENCE

A Place To Gather

mehmet

Checker

In South Africa, one in four children suffers from malnutrition. In Bonella, the risk has been identified in four public schools, and a kitchen design has been developed to address this. Materials will be sourced from gardens and coastal hotels,restaurants.Traditional architecture is reinterpreted in a sustainable program, providing ample space for volunteer

SangMyeong and 3 others

village

The traditional living form of acrylic, and tried to converting modern residential form. Therefore, the moduleization method was adopted to change the change of housing according to changes in time. In addition, the yard was created for smooth community formation, and hobbies were prepared by each unit.

Karolina

RE·TURN to nature

With the development of civilization, pressure on the environment has increased, which has greatly depleted wildlife and its diversity. The proposed intervention aims to restore the balance between nature and man by focusing on local values and opportunities, treating men and wildlife as equal parts of the ecosystem.

Kacper

TINTIM ATRAE

Project is about rethinkig using raw material such as earth. The building is design to be house for 30 families with a low cost material. New technology - earth 3D printing let the project to be affordable and unique for context of northern Ghana.

Rafaella and Abigail

THE TREE HOUSE

Located in Bolgatanga, Ghana, the Community Housing will not only set a new standard of living conditions in the region but will also provide a source of inspiration by showcasing locally-sound building materials in an innovative and modern way.

Robert and 3 others

Courtyard Living

The project proposes housing that reflects Bolgatanga’s culture and lifestyle by incorporating the spatial arrangement of the region’s traditional compound houses and courtyards, which encourage community engagement among inhabitants.

Laura Isabella and 2 others

WOVEN WORK

Based on traditional patterns woven by Indian women, the project recalls a tradition based on manual labor as well as creative work. Because the patterns are made up of solids and voids, the project transfers them to a set of courtyards determined by the directional relationship of the weave formed by the modules and the courtyard.

mohammadreza

Aseman

Sky Residential Project in Theis Senegal At least 250 residential units have been considered for this project, and we faced many challenges in this process. The plan proposed for the plan includes one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units, of which 100 are two-bedroom units, 75 are one-bedroom units, and are 75 three-bedroom units.