September 27, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos Building Collapses - We Used Machine Learning to Show Where and Why They Happen
Building collapses have become a major menace in Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos is the business hub of the country and has its largest seaport and airport. With an estimated population of… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Morocco: Morocco Earthquake - Why Traditional Earthen Architecture Is Not to Blame for the Destruction Communities Have Endured
The 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday, September 8 has claimed almost 3,000 lives. A further 5,530 people are injured, and the death toll is expected to rise. Read more »
Libya: Libya Dam Collapse Happened Because of Bad Management, Not Bad Weather
More than 11,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands are missing following the catastrophic dam collapse in the eastern Libyan city of Derna on 12 September. The dam… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Architect Demas Nwoko On His Award-Winning Work - 'Whatever You Build, It Should Suit Your Culture'
Demas Nwoko, born in Nigeria in 1935, has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, arguably the world's most prestigious… Read more »
May 19, 2023
Africa: African Architects Challenge Venice Exhibition to Decolonise and Start New Conversations
Presented since 1979, the Venice Architecture Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) is possibly the most influential architecture exhibition in the world. For the first time, this… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Ghana: Venice Architecture Biennale - How Pioneering Ghanaian Architects Reckoned With Tropical Modernism
As curator of the 2023 Venice architecture biennale, the Ghanaian-Scottish architect, Lesley Lokko, has chosen to highlight the African continent as "the laboratory of the future". Read more »
March 09, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's First Skyscraper Closes - and Leaves a Complicated Legacy
The Hilton Hotel was one of Nairobi's first skyscrapers. The iconic cylindrical tower was opened in 1969 by President Jomo Kenyatta, six years after Kenya's independence from… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: City Planners Are Questioning the Point of Parking Garages
For the past century, the public and private sector appear to have agreed on one thing: the more parking, the better. Read more »
January 17, 2023
Africa: Extreme Storms and Flood Events Cause Damage Worth Billions to Ports - and They Are Most Disruptive to Small Island Developing States #AfricaClimateCrisis
Shipping ports are crucial for the global economy. They handle the majority of trade, are industrial and transportation hubs and provide employment. But ports, by their nature, are… Read more »
October 05, 2022
South Africa: Construction Waste Is Costly - What's Causing It On South African Building Sites
The construction industry contributes significantly to a country's economy through infrastructure development. The industry has expanded rapidly worldwide and further growth is… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Nigeria: Five Steps Nigeria Must Take to Stop Buildings Collapsing in Lagos
Buildings in Lagos state, Nigeria's economic hub, have in recent years been collapsing in greater numbers than ever. Between 2000 and 2021 the city experienced 167 reported cases,… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Ghana: A Root Cause of Flooding in Accra - Developers Clogging Up the City's Wetlands #AfricaClimateCrisis
Ghana has six designated Ramsar sites. These are wetlands designated under the criteria of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an international treaty that seeks to protect them. In… Read more »