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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 ...
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 ...
Green building in South Africa is overseen by The Green Building Council of South Africa [1] (launched 2007) which has developed Green Star SA rating tools, based on those developed by the Green Building Council of Australia [2] tools, to provide the property industry with an objective measurement for green buildings and to recognize and reward environmental leadership in the property industry.
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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.
Folkers’ reflections on architecture and building in Africa were presented in the publication Modern Architecture in Africa. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The book gives an account of Folkers' personal experience from work on the continent as an architect and urban planner and provides an outline, analysis, and comparison of a number of projects which are ...
West Africa: The style was also adapted in West Africa where it was used as a tool to assert a modern identity post-independence. Architects such as Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew utilized Tropical Modern principles to design buildings suited to the local climate while embodying a modern aesthetic.
Akon City is a planned community in the M'bour Department of Senegal by Senegalese singer and entrepreneur Akon.The project was first announced by Akon in 2018. [1] Akon said in October 2022 that construction of the city's first phase would begin in 2023 and be completed in 2028.