https://www.bizcommunity.com/157/492.html Nigeria Architecture and Planning news 15 Architecture & Design news - Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/157/492.html en-us Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:12:46 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/492/238717.html Presented since 1979, the Venice Architecture Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) is possibly the most influential architecture exhibition in the world. For the first time, this year's edition is curated by an African architect, Lesley Lokko. She has ensured that a strong African presence is the central feature of the show. Indeed, the 2023 exhibition is part of an undeniable shift towards a more just representation in global architecture. 1-238717 Thu, 25 May 2023 10:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Architecture & Design Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/492/234663.html Designed by Samira Rathod Design Atelier, the Cool House in Bharuch, Gujarat is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture that successfully addresses the challenges posed by the local climate. Specifically, the design intends to alleviate the extreme summer heat that is characteristic of the arid region. 1-234663 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 11:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Architecture & Design Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/492/234124.html Drones are already shaping the face of our cities - used for building planning, heritage, construction and safety enhancement. But, as studies by the UK's Department of Transport have found, swathes of the public have a limited understanding of how drones might be practically applied. 1-234124 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Architecture & Design Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/209/360/232167.html German-led engineering firm CPS is building the world's tallest green building - a 28-storey apartment tower designed in hybrid timber technology. Named Burj Zanzibar, the high-rise is designed to stand 96 metres tall and would be Africa's first sustainable high-rise. 1-232167 Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Architecture & Design Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/484/231468.html South African visual artist Bronwyn Katz and Ghanaian author Ayesha Harruna Attah have been selected as mentees in the 2023-2024 cycle of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. 1-231468 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Architecture & Design Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/492/226252.html Diébédo Francis Kéré has become the first African and the first Black person to be awarded architecture's highest international honour, the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Kéré was born in Burkina Faso, West Africa, and built his architectural practice designing schools and medical facilities that were most often built by local communities with minimal resources and a very careful selection of affordable and sustainable materials. It was this approach that led to his architecture firm receiving global recognition. We asked architect and African architecture researcher Paulo Moreia to tell us more about Kéré and his win. 1-226252 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Architecture & Design Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/492/223992.html It's been claimed that technology is the answer to the climate crisis. By eventually separating economic growth from its effects on the environment through improving energy efficiency, the argument runs, better technology promises to prevent catastrophic global warming. 1-223992 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Architecture & Design Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/492/223343.html Set on making his mark on the continent, Gilbert Balinda is a Rwandan-Belgian architect whose career has spanned Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Currently based at the Media Mill creative hub in Milpark, Johannesburg, Balinda has worked on projects including Freedom Park, the Mandela Capture Site in Howick and the Taung World Heritage site. 1-223343 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Architecture & Design Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/492/221573.html Young Architects Competitions (YAC) and the Manni Group have launched the third edition of the Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm, which aims to enable the design of a hub from where knowledge and technologies can be shared with the local population in order to meet their needs. 1-221573 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Architecture & Design Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/640/221558.html More than half of the world's 7.8 billion people live in cities and urban areas. By 2050, an additional 2.5 billion will be living there. As that figure continues to climb and ever more people flock to metropolitan areas in the hope of a better life, the big question is: how do we fit everyone in? 1-221558 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Architecture & Design Nigeria