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    Kenya Parliament Buildings
    • 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...
    Basilique Saint-Anne-du-Congo, Brazzaville
    • 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...
    Batsani-Ncube to present paper at CRG-AEGIS workshop
    • Jan 20, 2021

    Batsani-Ncube to present paper at CRG-AEGIS workshop

    Innocent Batsani Ncube will present a paper at a Virtual workshop on ‘Non-Western Actors in Africa: Interests, Conflicts and Agency’...
    The Great Hall, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
    • 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...
    The Anagkazo Bible & Ministry Training Centre, Ghana
    • 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...
    Great Zimbabwe Hotel, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
    • 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...
    Hassan Fathy's New Gourna Village project, Egypt
    • 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...
    ZANU PF headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe
    • 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...
    Amui Djor Housing Project, Ghana
    • 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)...
    Eastgate Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe
    • 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...
    The Nation Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
    • 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...
    Ancient church or shopping mall? The search for Africa's favourite building
    • Dec 7, 2020

    Ancient church or shopping mall? The search for Africa's favourite building

    The African State Architecture project has started its search for ‘Africa’s favourite building’ asking members of the public to nominate...
    The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra, Ghana
    • 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...
    The Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa.
    • Dec 3, 2020

    The Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa.

    Submission by Yusuf Patel Cape Town, South Africa. The Zeitz MOCAA is built in the remnants of the old grain silo which was once the...
    Oliver Tambo Heritage House, Zambia
    • Dec 3, 2020

    Oliver Tambo Heritage House, Zambia

    Submission by Kamfwa Sandu My favourite building in Africa is the Oliver Tambo heritage house. The Safehouse was occupied by O.Tambo...
    • Nov 20, 2020

    ASA Doc. Researcher, Joanne Tomkinson, will be speaking about Ethiopia's aviation industrial complex

    A Global History of State-Enterprises in Developing Countries, 1950 to present. Date/Time - 26/27 November, 18-21 CET (i.e. Berlin time)....
    Old Bank building, Guinea Bissau
    • Nov 20, 2020

    Old Bank building, Guinea Bissau

    Submission by Ana Dju and Isa Lopes da Costa Why is this your favourite building? We chose this building because the architect used...
    Methodist Church-Wesley Cathedral, Accra
    • Nov 19, 2020

    Methodist Church-Wesley Cathedral, Accra

    Submission by Nanawameaduparko Why is this your favourite building? I'm fascinated by its design. It is one of the oldest church...
    District Six Museum, Cape Town, South Africa
    • Nov 19, 2020

    District Six Museum, Cape Town, South Africa

    Submission by Anastasia Nicole Witbooi Why is this your favourite building? The District 6 Museum remains my favourite building, due to...
    The University of the Western Cape, South Africa
    • Nov 19, 2020

    The University of the Western Cape, South Africa

    Submission by Wanga Gambushe Why is this your favourite building? The University of the Western Cape was created as a university for the...
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