The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology has revealed plans to introduce the use of bamboo for building ...

And because of the tight finances, truly large-scale housing projects are rare. Building quality homes in Africa also involves a fiendishly complex set of tasks—from buying land and wrangling ...

The building now houses several shops ... Tommy Trenchard is an independent photojournalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. He has previously contributed photos and stories to NPR on the ...

Among its most recent and most impressive designs is a start-up hub called Norrsken Kigali House ... building, the African Leadership University. The university’s goal is to develop Africa ...

Whilst not a silver bullet, Building ... shops and even homes. Schneider Electric’s EasyLogic range, for example, was developed specifically for emerging markets in Africa, the Middle East ...

Moderating the dialogue between the traditional and the modern in the search for a new architecture for Africa ... and we need new buildings. But if we choose to build our homes, offices, schools ...

"South Africa doesn't have many old houses. When I arrived in Yangshuo, I saw these beautiful buildings, perfectly suited to local people's life and the climate and environment here. Local people ...

Chinese construction giant will build, operate and maintain Egypt’s newest city which will replace Cairo as the country’s ...

Prince Christian of Denmark has revealed his plans for the future as his three months in East Africa come to a close ... built new houses and even managed to fit in football with the locals.

But there are recent examples from Africa and Asia, too. The Senegalese practice Worofila’s Keru Mbuubenne, a house completed in 2021 employing small-scale building techniques at risk in Senegal ...