Findeco House on Cairo Road in Lusaka, Zambia
Submission by Lutz Marten Findeco House on Cairo Road in Lusaka, Zambia. The building dominates the Lusaka skyline and the historic heart...
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May 14, 2021
The Union Buildings, Pretoria. South Africa
Submission by Carola Mostert It is an architectural masterpiece. To join the conversation, please leave a comment or click on this link...
May 14, 2021
The Nabemba tower in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Submission by Dr Piero Valabrega The Nabemba tower in Brazzaville, as a remarkable example of modernist architecture, including African...
May 14, 2021
Ouagadougou Cathedral, Kenyatta International Convention Centre and Tanzania ports authority tower,
Submission by Tom Jelpke I have three that I love, though if pressed my favourite would be the Ouagadougou Cathedral :) Kenyatta...
Apr 29, 2021
l''aero-habitat. Algiers, Algeria
Submission by Aicha Belkadi I nominate l''aero-habitat in Algiers (Algeria). I wanted a building located in Algeria and I chose this one...
Apr 29, 2021
House of Wonders. Zanzibar, Tanzania
Submission by Yussuf Hamad Zanzibar’s House Wonders ( This is a historic building with very fascinating history and architecture . It is...
Apr 29, 2021
National Arts Theatre. Lagos, Nigeria
Submission by Andrea Cornwall National Arts Theatre Lagos. I love it as it is such a beautiful building and a monument to Black arts,...
Apr 29, 2021
Yaa Naa Palace, Wa, Ghana
Submission by Irene Addo Yaa Naa Palace, Wa, Ghana. The architecture is beautiful. It displays the minarets seen in Islamic architecture....
Apr 19, 2021
Notes on the ‘Africa’s Favourite Building’ submissions.
By Sunil Pun On October 2020, ASA project put forth a call for nominations for Africa’s favourite building. Since then, we have received...
Feb 17, 2021
Kenya Parliament Buildings
Submission by Dhanush Vir Maini Kenya Parliament Buildings - as represents the Winds of Change, and a new country on the cusp of entering...
Feb 4, 2021
Basilique Saint-Anne-du-Congo, Brazzaville
Submission by Gregoire Borchard Bold and modern (especially the interior) this building symbolises the fragmented nature of Congolese...
Jan 19, 2021
The Great Hall, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Submission by Sele Monkwe This building symbolises education as a key to success and victory. To join the conversation, please leave a...
Jan 15, 2021
The Anagkazo Bible & Ministry Training Centre, Ghana
Submission by Emmanuel Siaw The towers are part of a bible school facility founded in 1996 by the Presiding Bishop of the Lighthouse...
Jan 15, 2021
Great Zimbabwe Hotel, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Submission by K. Zigomo Located 30kms away from the Masvingo Airport, this hotel sits just on the outskirts. The architecture is...
Jan 11, 2021
Hassan Fathy's New Gourna Village project, Egypt
Submission by Awut Atak I'd like to nominate Hassan Fathy's New Gourna Village project. It is a relatively humble scheme; a resettlement...
Jan 11, 2021
ZANU PF headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe
Submission by Butler Tambo This is the ZANU PF headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe. It is my favorite because of its iconic shape of a...
Dec 11, 2020
Amui Djor Housing Project, Ghana
Submission by Emmanuel Kusi Ofori-Sarpong The Amui Djor housing project, designed by Ghanaian architect Tony Asare, is (to my knowledge)...
Dec 7, 2020
Eastgate Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe
Submission by Tondi Koschke The biomimetic design was inspired by termite mounds, and really successfully implements mechanical cooling...
Dec 7, 2020
The Nation Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
Submission by Marie Gibert I am not always sensitive to architectural modernity but I do find that Kenya's Nation Centre delivers...
Dec 3, 2020
The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra, Ghana
Submission by Irene Addo The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra, Ghana, is the burial ground for the first president of Ghana. The...
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