May 14, 2021Findeco House on Cairo Road in Lusaka, ZambiaSubmission by Lutz Marten Findeco House on Cairo Road in Lusaka, Zambia. The building dominates the Lusaka skyline and the historic heart...
May 14, 2021The Union Buildings, Pretoria. South AfricaSubmission by Carola Mostert It is an architectural masterpiece. To join the conversation, please leave a comment or click on this link...
May 14, 2021The Nabemba tower in Brazzaville, Republic of the CongoSubmission by Dr Piero Valabrega The Nabemba tower in Brazzaville, as a remarkable example of modernist architecture, including African...
May 14, 2021Ouagadougou 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, 2021l''aero-habitat. Algiers, AlgeriaSubmission 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, 2021House of Wonders. Zanzibar, TanzaniaSubmission by Yussuf Hamad Zanzibar’s House Wonders ( This is a historic building with very fascinating history and architecture . It is...
Apr 29, 2021National Arts Theatre. Lagos, NigeriaSubmission 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, 2021Yaa Naa Palace, Wa, GhanaSubmission by Irene Addo Yaa Naa Palace, Wa, Ghana. The architecture is beautiful. It displays the minarets seen in Islamic architecture....
Apr 19, 2021Notes 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, 2021Kenya Parliament BuildingsSubmission by Dhanush Vir Maini Kenya Parliament Buildings - as represents the Winds of Change, and a new country on the cusp of entering...
Feb 4, 2021Basilique Saint-Anne-du-Congo, BrazzavilleSubmission by Gregoire Borchard Bold and modern (especially the interior) this building symbolises the fragmented nature of Congolese...
Jan 19, 2021The Great Hall, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaSubmission by Sele Monkwe This building symbolises education as a key to success and victory. To join the conversation, please leave a...
Jan 15, 2021The Anagkazo Bible & Ministry Training Centre, GhanaSubmission by Emmanuel Siaw The towers are part of a bible school facility founded in 1996 by the Presiding Bishop of the Lighthouse...
Jan 15, 2021Great Zimbabwe Hotel, Masvingo, ZimbabweSubmission by K. Zigomo Located 30kms away from the Masvingo Airport, this hotel sits just on the outskirts. The architecture is...
Jan 11, 2021Hassan Fathy's New Gourna Village project, EgyptSubmission 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, 2021ZANU PF headquarters in Harare, ZimbabweSubmission 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, 2020Amui 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, 2020Eastgate Centre, Harare, ZimbabweSubmission by Tondi Koschke The biomimetic design was inspired by termite mounds, and really successfully implements mechanical cooling...
Dec 7, 2020The Nation Centre, Nairobi, KenyaSubmission by Marie Gibert I am not always sensitive to architectural modernity but I do find that Kenya's Nation Centre delivers...
Dec 3, 2020The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra, GhanaSubmission by Irene Addo The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra, Ghana, is the burial ground for the first president of Ghana. The...