Itohan I. Osayimwese is the author of “Africa's Buildings: Architecture and the Displacement of Cultural Heritage.” (Photo by Christian Scully / Design Imaging Studios) This is your first of three ...
More often than not, what the eye becomes accustomed to, it no longer sees. This is also true for our diverse architecture – the buildings we grew up with and take for granted, although it was not the ...
Architects at the office of Mahmoud Riad looking over a maquette of the League of Arab States Building. Image © Cairo Since 1900 This article inaugurates a new ...
Algeria ranks fifth on our list of countries with the best architecture in Africa. The country is home to seven distinct UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Algerian architecture has been impacted by Islamic ...