Inside David Adjaye’s new rammed-earth studio in Accra
Adjaye Associates has unveiled a striking new studio in Accra, blending design innovation with environmental consciousness. The four-story headquarters, located in Cantonments, features a bold rammed-earth facade and low-carbon concrete, signaling a shift toward sustainable architecture rooted in local materials. Elevated by a dramatic cantilever, the building creates over 1,300 square meters of open, column-free […]
Kenya’s rewilding project blends luxury homes and conservation
In the heart of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, a failed green bean farm has been transformed into Naretoi, a pioneering 1,000-acre rewilding estate. Owners Tarquin and Lippa Wood replaced their failed agriculture venture with restored ecosystems, attracting wildlife and wealthy buyers willing to pay millions for nature-integrated homes. This “lions over links” philosophy has seen the […]
Cape Town’s gardens bloom with change
Set against the dramatic slopes of Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden is undergoing a quiet transformation that reflects a broader shift in South Africa’s conservation landscape. Under curator Werner Voigt—the first Black leader of the historic garden—efforts are underway to modernize facilities, restore indigenous ecosystems, and preserve biodiversity. This evolution extends beyond Kirstenbosch to […]
Africa’s Leading Creative Voices Come Together To Build, Exchange And Move Culture Forward
AfroExchange Creative Summit offered a deliberate, collaborative space for creatives across disciplines and career stages to connect, learn, and contribute to something larger than themselves. In its second year, the experience culminated in co-created artworks, shared insights from panels and fireside conversations. “The Johnnie Walker AfroExchange Creative Summit was an opportunity to bring together the […]
Tiwa Savage Music Foundation Kicks Off Berklee In Nigeria 2026 In Lagos
120 of Nigeria’s most talented emerging artists, selected from over 2,100 applications, begin intensive training with Berklee faculty on 22 April, closing with a live concert and the on-stage award of full three-year Berklee scholarships on Sunday 26 April The Tiwa Savage Music Foundation (TSMF), in partnership with Berklee College of Music, will this week […]
Stellenbosch restaurant named one of world’s best
A converted stable on a Stellenbosch wine estate has made global culinary history. VUUR, the fire-cooking restaurant helmed by self-taught chef Shaun Scrooby on Remhoogte Wine Estate, landed at number 52 on the World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants—the highest placement ever for Africa. VUUR, a newcomer, outperformed legendary establishments from Tokyo to New York just […]
Should cities erase their past or build on it?
Urban designers are increasingly wrestling with a fundamental tension: should cities embrace tabula rasa redevelopment, wiping the slate clean for modern efficiency, or preserve historical layers that give communities identity and meaning? The answer, scholars argue, is neither extreme. Total erasure produces soulless “non-places” disconnected from human experience, while superficial heritage preservation risks empty nostalgia. […]
Africa Rising Music Conference Announces Australia Focus And PRS Foundation Backing
TicketsLocation: Johannesburg, South AfricaDates: 22nd – 23rd May, 2026Uganda joins as second focus country as ARMC 2026 draws delegations from the UK, US, Germany, Sweden and Australia ahead of its Johannesburg return this May Africa Rising Music Conference (ARMC) returns to Johannesburg on 22nd & 23rd May 2026 for its sixth edition, now backed by the PRS […]
Chancel Mbemba – ONE Voice, ONE People, A Historic Qualification
Framed as both an intimate and political testimony, the project highlights the journey, convictions, and responsibility carried by one of the leading figures in contemporary African football. Through an exclusive interview and a photographic series, Chancel Mbemba reflects on his childhood in Kinshasa, his relationship with discipline, faith, Congolese music, and his role as an […]
Designer imagines radical futures rooted in African urban realities
What if Lagos’s informal settlements became vertical innovation hubs? What if Brooklyn evolved into a network of self-sustaining climate ecosystems? These are the kinds of provocative questions that drive Olalekan Jeyifous, a Brooklyn-based Nigerian-American architect and artist whose speculative designs use utopia as a tool for critique and possibility, refusing the dystopian resignation common to […]
