In 1938, French colonial authorities in what is today Mali started on an ambitious infrastructure plan to transform the desert into an area of agricultural production...
Tom Higginbottom, Roshan Adhikari and Timothy Foster 10 Jun 2021
Most people might not usually think of public space as being gendered, but this is how scholars of the built environment increasingly talk about it...
Pippa Catterall and Ammar Azzouz 9 Jun 2021
Taller buildings are key to enhancing quality of life as the world's urban population grows, but cities should not become obsessed with skyscrapers...
Umberto Bacchi 3 Jun 2021
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published new guidance on the measurement of land for development projects...
The African Development Bank's new policy on water prioritises water security and the transformation of water assets to foster sustainable, green and inclusive economic growth...
Construction is booming in Dakar, where unfinished apartment blocks tower over most streets, their exposed concrete bricks a dull uniform grey...
Nellie Peyton and Christophe van der Perre 17 May 2021
Nigerian property developer Olawale Ayilara is building housing estates in the affluent Lekki district of mega city Lagos, the country's commercial engine...
Angela Ukomadu and Seun Sanni 12 May 2021
The recently released Knight Frank Africa Horizons Report 2021/22, ranked Nairobi as the top city in Africa for innovation, followed by Cape Town in second...
The African continent is fast on its way to becoming one of the world's largest urban hubs. This has spawned growing interest in African urbanisation by both researchers and policymakers...
Sylvia Croese and Ntombini Marrengane 20 Apr 2021
The winners have been announced for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Al-Nouri complex in Mosul, Iraq. Launched in November 2020, the competition was a major component of Unesco's ambitious project for the rehabilitation of the ancient city, Revive the Spirit of Mosul.
In October 2019, the owners of Aurecon Africa decided to demerge from the global Aurecon business and set course for a purely African business focus...
Sindy Peters 14 Apr 2021
The Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced four shortlisted architects for the 2021 Wheelwright Prize...
In spite of past initiatives in many parts of the world to increase their participation in the construction industry at all levels, women remain a minority...
Richard Jimoh, Amina Nna Adamu, Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi and Paul A. Bajere 12 Apr 2021
Designed by international firm Perkins+Will, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital is the result of the transformation of a small, simple hospital dating from the 1920s into a modern, expandable facility...
