Kéré Architecture unveils design for cultural centre in Togo
Kéré Architecture has revealed its design for the Centre des Cultures et Spiritualités Ewés in Togo, which aims to promote the culture and historical heritage of the Ewé people. More
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Ten chairs that tell the diverse stories of the African continent
The inaugural Design Week South Africa included an exhibition bringing together chairs from across the continent of Africa. Here the curators share 10 highlights, ranging from a red garden chair mended with electric wire to a throne made of guns. More
Paulo Moreira installs blue pavilions at Luanda Waterpoints in Angola
Portuguese studio Paulo Moreira Architectures has transformed three water access points into gathering spaces for local communities in Luanda, Angola. More
"Paris has had more than 100 years to prepare to host the Olympics"
Olympic Games should be planned decades in advance to give more cities in the Global South the chance of hosting and reaping the cultural and infrastructural benefits, writes Christian Benimana as part of our Olympic Impact series. More
Ibrahim Mahama wraps Barbican Centre in swathes of pink fabric "made by a lot of hands"
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama collaborated with hundreds of craftspeople to create Purple Hibiscus, a handsewn installation of bespoke pink cloth covering the brutalist lakeside terrace of London's Barbican Centre. More
V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"
London's Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement's evolution from colonial import to a "tool of nation building". More
PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms
Open-air bedrooms and terraces are raised above the treetops at this holiday home designed by Italian architecture studio PAT on Kenya's Manda Island. More
Landscape architects "could be very important" to Africa's Great Green Wall says Elvis Paul Tangem
The coordinator of the mammoth Great Green Wall project to heal land in Africa's Sahel region, Elvis Paul Tangem, calls for help from landscape architects in this interview conducted as part of Dezeen's Designing for Disaster series. More
Tembo Tembo lodge hides among landscape of South African game reserve
Rammed earth walls and an organic colour scheme help this South African family lodge designed by architecture practice Studio Asaï to blend into its natural surroundings. More
Chris van Niekerk installs minimalist house in Cape Town's Steenberg mountains
Cape Town-based architect Chris van Niekerk has completed Mountain House, a minimalist retreat in the rugged landscape of South Africa's southernmost city. More
BE_Design uses angular woven screens to shelter leadership centre in Rwanda
The geometric patterns of Rwandan Imigongo art informed the angular, woven forms of the Komera Leadership Centre, which has been designed by architecture studio BE_Design. More
New Makers Bureau completes rammed-earth arts centre in Kampala
Rammed-earth walls and earth bricks define 32° East Arts Centre, a community arts space in Uganda by London architecture practice New Makers Bureau in collaboration with Ugandan design firm Localworks. More
Localworks builds irregularly shaped classrooms with earthbags for school in Uganda
Design and build studio Localworks has created the Mustardseed Junior School in Uganda with organically shaped classrooms built from natural and locally sourced materials. More
Titi Ogufere spotlights five Nigerian designers from Made by Design series
Netflix series Made by Design celebrates the work of 13 architects and designers who live and work in Nigeria. The show's co-producer Titi Ogufere picks five architects and designers featured in the TV show for Dezeen that she believes deserve greater recognition. More
Telfar designs unisex uniforms for Liberian Olympic team
New York-based fashion brand Telfar has designed a collection of unisex uniforms for the Liberian team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More
Termite mounds inform Kéré Architecture's design of Kenyan education campus
Terracotta-hued towers that reference termite mounds distinguish the Startup Lions Campus, which Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré's studio has completed in Kenya. More
Kéré Architecture uses local clay to construct Burkina Institute of Technology
Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré's studio has built a university in Burkina Faso, western Africa, which has walls made with locally sourced clay and screens of eucalyptus wood. More
SHoP Architects reveals Botswana Innovation Hub nearing completion in Gaborone
US studio SHoP Architects and local studio Nutall Smith have released a set of photos showing their innovation hub and HIV research laboratory almost complete in Gaborone, Botswana. More
Eight products by African designers selected by Africa by Design
Africa by Design is a platform that promotes designers from sub-Saharan Africa. Founder Chrissa Amuah spoke to Dezeen about the programme in a live interview earlier this month and here presents a selection of products from the stable. More
Marc Thorpe designs Dakar Houses for Moroso furniture makers in Senegal
New York architect Marc Thorpe has developed a prototype house made from earth bricks, to house the makers of Moroso's M'Afrique furniture collection. More