Canopy House in Nairobi strikes frisson between artisanal and everyday17 June 2020ProductsRefurbished home on ‘an absolute jewel’ of a siteRefurbished home on ‘an absolute jewel’ of a siteRegion: Rest of the worldMore: NairobiKenyaA Small StudioCanopy HouseJan-Carlos KucharekFixtures & fittingsRefurbishmentDesign construction & technology
Student hits a high note as idea for mobile nightclub in Nairobi wins £50,000 international prize4 March 2024ProductsJessie Mugambi’s scheme usesrepurposed shipping containers and renewable materialsJessie Mugambi’s scheme usesrepurposed shipping containers and renewable materialsRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Sustainable architectureJesse MugambiStephen CousinsNairobiKenyaNightclubCompetitionDesign construction & technologyAfrica
Cave_bureau raises questions of globalisation, climate change and architecture at Denmark exhibition4 July 2023Culture‘Reverse futurism’ and a return to indigenous knowledge star at Louisana gallery‘Reverse futurism’ and a return to indigenous knowledge star at Louisana galleryRegion: EuropeMore: ExhibitionLouisiana Museum of Art CopenhagenDenmarkPamela BuxtonCave_bureauNairobiKenyaAfrica
Finhankra: could the traditional compound house answer today's needs?17 May 2021IntelligenceBushra Mohamed on the use of the compound house throughout Africa and its relevance todayBushra Mohamed on the use of the compound house throughout Africa and its relevance todayRegion: Rest of the worldMore: AfricaGhanaNigeriaKenyaHousingCommunal livingArchitecture for social purposeBushra Mohamed
Inclusion zone2 June 2015IntelligenceRole models aims to broaden professionRole models aims to broaden professionRegion: United KingdomMore: ProfessionInternal management
Kenya's Startup Lions Campus is made of, for, and by its place28 September 2021BuildingsKéré Architecture’s desert training centre and workplace is vernacular in every senseKéré Architecture’s desert training centre and workplace is vernacular in every senseRegion: Rest of the worldMore: KenyaKéré ArchitectureCollegeWorkplaceSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyCo-workingITStartup Lions CampusVernacularDesert
Books to help make life better22 September 2021ProductsRenewable power, environmental design, and a mid-career companionRenewable power, environmental design, and a mid-career companionRegion: United Kingdom
Grassroots activism will give power to climate action8 January 2021CultureCall to harness the commitment of young climate emergency activistsCall to harness the commitment of young climate emergency activistsRegion: United KingdomMore: Climate emergency2030 Climate ChallengeActivismACANQCANWE CANArchitects DeclareSSoA Students for Climate ActionSustainable architecture
What the West can learn from Africa24 May 2021CultureDrop the stereotypes and look at African architecture differentlyDrop the stereotypes and look at African architecture differentlyRegion: Rest of the worldMore: David AdjayeSumayya VallyCounterspaceAfricaRGMFrancis KereCompound house