African Buildings: Architecture in Africa

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Africa Building Designs

Contemporary Building Developments + Architectural Design: Built Environment

Africa Architecture : links

Building Designs in Africa

This page contains a selection of major African Building Designs. The focus is on contemporary African buildings.

African Architecture : news + major projects

African Buildings : A-D (this page)

African Architecture Developments : E-I

African Building Developments : J-M

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African Architecture

Africa Building Design News, chronological:

Calabar International Center, Nigeria, west Africa
Design: Henning Larsen Architects
Calabar Conference Center African Buildings
image : Henning Larsen Architects
Calabar International Center Building
The Calabar International Conference Centre consists of four adjoining, sculptural volumes. The building is situated on top of a hill and has a panoramic view from the foyer. The location of the center on the middle of the hill creates a natural amphitheatre with a room for several thousand people on the one side and a spectacular view of the river delta on the other side.

Butaro Hospital, Burera District, Rwanda
Architects: MASS Design Group, USA
Butaro Hospital African Buildings
image from architect
African Hospital Building
In the design of the hospital, MASS Design Group and PIH sought to create a more holistic model of architecture that included the design of an appropriate, state-of-the-art hospital while also fully choreographing the process of construction to employ, educate and empower the local community. Beyond providing access to first-rate healthcare facilities, the Butaro Hospital project was used as a way to spur grassroots business and development. The building was constructed with 100% local labour.

Africa Building Designs, alphabetical:

7th of October University, Libya, north Africa
Design: RMJM Architects
7th of October University African Buildings
image from architects office
Bani Walid building – new campus

Aging in Africa, Cote D’Ivoire
Design: HWKN, architects
Aging in Africa
image from HWKN Architects
Aging in Africa

Bibliotheca Alexandrina / Alexandria Library, Egypt
Design: Snohetta Architecture
Alexandria Library African Buildings
photo from Snøhetta Architects
Alexandria Library Building

British Council Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Design: British Council in-house architects
British Council Building Ethiopia
photo © James Brittain
British Council Building Africa

British High Commission Kampala, Uganda
Design: Kilburn Nightingale Architects
British High Commission Kampala African Buildings
image : Adrian Hobbs
British High Commission Kampala

Cape Town, South Africa
World Design Capital 2014 shortlisted
Cape Town Building
picture from Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces
Cape Town Buildings

CBF, Burkina Faso
Design: FAREstudio
Burkina Faso building
image from architects office
Burkina Faso building

Cyrene Declaration, Libya
Design: Foster + Partners, UK
Cyrene Declaration African Buildings
image : Foster + Partners
Cyrene Declaration

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African Institute of Science & Technology – University campus, Abuja, Nigeria
2006-
Massimiliano Fuksas Architects
RIBA Architecture Competition win – Nelson Mandela Institute
Entry also by Allies & Morrison with Godwin Hopwood Kuye, Lagos

Al Asmariya university – new campus, Zletin, Libya
2008-
RMJM Architects

Botswana Innovation Hub, Africa
Botswana Innovation Hub : Design Competition

British Council, Lagos, Nigeria
2006
Allies and Morrison Architects

British Embassy, Algiers, Algeria
2007
John McAslan & Partners

British Embassy Nairobi, Kenya

Cullum & Nightingale

British Embassy, Harare, Zimbabwe
2007
Manser Practice

Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Location: Africa

African Architectural Designs

South African Architecture

African building – British Embassy Algiers designed by John McAslan & Partners

South African Architects

Indian Ocean Architecture

Banyan Tree Corniche Bay, Mauritius by Foster + Partners
Banyan Tree Africa
image : Foster + Partners
Banyan Tree

Beauséjour ZAC Development, La Réunion, off the east coast of Africa
Beauséjour ZAC La Réunion
image from architect
Beauséjour ZAC Development

Four Seasons Seychelles
Four Seasons Seychelles
image from architects
Four Seasons Seychelles

Maldives Resort Design
Maldives Resort Design
image from architect
Maldives Resort Design

Libyan Buildings

African Architecture Competition : Pan-African Parliament building
Organiser: South African government

Buildings / photos for the Africa Building page welcome