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A journal of ideas on architecture, materials, sustainability and the future of building in Africa — the thinking behind the work.
A journal of ideas on architecture, materials, sustainability and the future of building in Africa — the thinking behind the work.
Passive design is not a constraint — it is the starting point of good architecture on this continent. How orientation, mass and shade do the work before technology is ever considered.
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Why closing the gap between architect and builder produces better buildings — and fewer surprises.
6 min read · Related: Services
On material honesty, and designing surfaces that grow more beautiful as they age.
5 min read · Related: House Dam
How the architecture of learning shapes the way students think, gather and belong.
7 min read · Related: Sechaba Centre
Why the most enduring luxury homes whisper — and how restraint becomes richness.
4 min read · Related: Cliff Cottage
Rethinking commercial and mixed-use development for the fast-growing cities of the continent.
8 min read · Related: Perspective Tower
Inside Rebel Atelier: how a pencil line becomes a precisely made object.
5 min read · Related: Rebel AtelierOccasional writing on architecture, materials and the making of place. No noise.