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African Building Developments

Latest African Building Designs added to this page, chronological:

added 6 Apr 2012
Pearl Bay House, Pearl Bay, Yzerfontein, South Africa
Design: SAOTA Architects

photos : SAOTA
The clients: a couple from New York building a holiday home in the Southern hemisphere for summer vacations. Aware of contemporary architectural trends, they requested a sculptured building with clean horizontal lines, large areas of glass and screens creating a space that is ‘open as well as private’.

added 22 Jan 2012
Sipopo Congress Center, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Design: Tabanlioglu Architects

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The rectangular two-storey block is nested in a semi-transparent metal envelop as a shield protecting from strong lights and create an implication of security, protecting the interiors from sharp sun beams yet benefiting the daylight at optimum.

19 Mar 2012
Radisson Blu Hotel Dakar, Senegal, western Africa
Design: SAOTA Architects and Antoni Associates

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“Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and tucked away in the Fann Corniche, an area that houses exclusive villas and international embassies, the new Radisson Blu Hotel in Dakar is a contemporary expression of Senegalese Style,” says Project Partner, Greg Truen. The hotel was commissioned by the Teylium Group and forms part of a larger development which includes designer retail stores, apartments, spa, cinemas and a bowling alley.

6 Feb 2012
Patongo Training Centre – information re Brick Making

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Uganda Architecture
In all of our projects we aim to use the most sustainable – environmentally, socially and financially – materials available. Determining what these are requires undertaking an initial materials audit, a study of vernacular technique, and a skills audit to determine the best approach and where it might be possible to improve existing techniques and skills.

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African Architecture Developments

Building Developments + New Architecture Designs – Contemporary Built Environment.

African Building Projects, alphabetical:

N Tunde 2, Lagos, Nigeria
Design: SAOTA Architects

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Lagos Property

Portside Cape Town, South Africa
Design: Louis Karol Architect

image : Louis Karol
Portside Cape Town

Pyramids Heights House, Giza, Egypt
Design: Shahira H. Fahmy Architects

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Giza house

Royal Netherlands Embassy, Maputo, Mozambique
Design: Claus en Kaan Architecten

photo : Christian Richters
Dutch Embassy Africa, Maputo

Sierra Leone School Building
Design: Foster + Partners

image : Foster + Partners
Sierra Leone School

Soccer City Stadium, South Africa
Design: BUE & Partners with Populous

image : Boogertman Urban Edge & Ptrs / Populous
Soccer City Stadium Building

South African Embassy, Ethiopia
Design: MMA Architects

photo : MMA Architects / Paola Viessi
South African Embassy Ethiopia

Tyhume Valley Theatre, Eastern Cape
Design: Ryder Architecture

image from architect
Tyhume Theatre

University of The Gambia – New Campus
Design: Snøhetta, Oslo

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University of The Gambia Buildings

Villagio, Accra, Ghana
Design: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM), London

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Villagio Accra Buildings

Vlisco Boutique, Benin, west Africa
Design: Davy Grosemans, Kurt Carmans, Fre Lemmens, Serge Haelterman

photo : Creneau International
Benin Building