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Julia Gallagher to speak at The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Julia Gallagher will speak at The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival on a panel with Simukai Chigudu, Associate...
Aug 27, 2021
State aesthetics and state meanings: political architecture in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire
by Julia Gallagher Is it possible to explain what states mean and how state-society relationships work by looking at and talking about...
Aug 6, 2021


New article on architecture in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire
Gallagher, Mpere and N’djoré’s article on architectural aesthetics and statehood in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire has just been published in...
Aug 2, 2021


Batsani-Ncube to present paper at IPSA
ASA Doctoral Researcher, Innocent Batsani-Ncube will present a paper at the 2021 IPSA Virtual World Congress on Wednesday 14 July 2021....
Jul 9, 2021


Pan-Africanism and the Affective Charges of the African Union Building in Addis Ababa
by Daniel Mulugeta The African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters, which includes a conference centre and a 20-story office complex, is...
Jul 9, 2021
Innocent Batsani-Ncube article published in the Africa Review Journal
Innocent Batsani-Ncube has published an article, ‘Governing from the opposition?’: tracing the impact of EFF’s ‘niche populist politics’...
Jun 28, 2021


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...
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...
May 14, 2021


Manful and Gallagher contribute to 'Architectural Guide to Sub-Saharan Architecture'
Manful and Gallagher contribute to Architectural Guide to Sub-Saharan Architecture The seven-volume guide, edited by Philipp Meuser and...
May 6, 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 29, 2021


Webinar Video - The Future of Africa-UK Relations Post-Brexit
Julia Gallagher joins Gilbert Khadiagal, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, and Diana Villiers Negroponte for a webinar on 'The Future of Africa-UK...
Apr 29, 2021
Julia Gallagher will be speaking on 'The Future of Africa-UK Relations Post-Brexit'
Date & Time - Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2021. , 2:00pm to 3:00pm (British Time) 9:00am – 10:00am (Eastern Time) OVERVIEW The United Kingdom has...
Apr 23, 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...
Apr 19, 2021
New book from Joanne Tomkinson
Joanne Tomkinson, post-doctoral researcher on the ASA project, has signed contract with Oxford University Press (OUP) to publish her book...
Mar 17, 2021


Architecture and Politics in Africa
As the ASA project reaches its half-way mark, the team has produced a short film about its research activities. The film explores the...
Feb 22, 2021
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