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ArchiAfrika's aim is to put African architecture on the map, to ensure that African Architecture is represented within the international architectural debate, to contribute to the understanding and development of African architecture by offering a platform for the exchange of knowledge and information on activities, people and projects dealing with architecture in Africa, and to stimulate the ...
The Sahel region (brown), proposed Great Green Wall (green), and participating countries (white) Satellite photo of the Sahara The Great Green Wall or Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel (French: Grande Muraille Verte pour le Sahara et le Sahel; Arabic: السور الأخضر العظيم, romanized: as-Sūr al-ʾAkhḍar al-ʿAẓīm) is a project adopted by the African Union in ...
On November 15, 2016, the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water, and Sustainable development; [2] the Moroccan Research Institute in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN); [3] and the United States Department of Energy signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of Solar Decathlon Africa, a competition that will ...
South Africa is in the process of incorporating an energy standard (SANS 204) [3] which aims to provide energy-saving practices as a basic standard in the South African context. Green Building Media (launched in 2007) has also played an instrumental role in green building in South Africa, through their informational portal, [4] as well as their ...
Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; ... 20th-century architecture in Africa (4 C, 1 P) 21st-century architecture in Africa ...
A common theme in traditional African architecture is the use of fractal scaling: small parts of the structure tend to look similar to larger parts, such as a circular village made of circular houses. [1] African architecture in some areas has been influenced by external cultures for centuries, according to available evidence.
Sustainable landscape architecture is a category of sustainable design concerned with the planning and design of the built and natural environments. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The design of a sustainable landscape encompasses the three pillars of sustainable development: economic well-being, social equity and environmental protections.
It recently organized South Africa's first week-long architectural mega-event in Johannesburg in Sept, 2010, "AZA 2010", which is set to become Africa's premier urban culture festival. [3] It included a debate entitled, "The state of housing in SA". [3] Gifa also awards recognition to architects and their buildings every two years. [4]