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"Ours is the first digital manufacturing laboratory for architecture and design in Africa," African Fabbers School founder Paolo Cascone. >

The civil war in Somalia has not only destroyed the lives of countless people – it also left behind many ruined cities. >

Happy Streets is the product designer's first public project. >

“It is about spatially rewriting the city to not only mitigate apartheid spatial legacies...but one that transforms with evolving black culture.” >

How a speculative project for another planet is uncovering solutions for better building practices. >

How Journal Safar, an art and design magazine, connects Beirut’s art scene to the rest of the world. >

The inspiration for the bench came from the famous Nelson Mandela quote: "The best weapon is to sit down and talk". >

This sculptural project brings together ancient stonework and cutting-edge design methods. >

Plaza Ciudadela won’t win any design awards, but it accomplishes something far more important: it draws a crowd of all ages. >

Dream Homes is a project by Dundee University in which they co-designed with local Bangladeshis to create resilient floating homes. >

Designer Nicolas-Patience Basabose talks about the past and the future of architecture in the DRC. >

The architectural and engineering industries need to come up with new, gentler ways to construct future projects. >

She may not call herself an art curator but Hannah Barry explains how she revived an art scene via an abandoned car park. >

The veteran architect questions the greater role architects need to play after erecting projects in underresourced areas. >

“It takes great discipline to reduce until you can't further subtract anymore." >

Created for the people of Mianyang, China, this multifunctional public space looks at how digital pixels can be used as functional art. >

Amira Osman takes a look at how Khartoum's military complex became a public space for protest that toppled the Sudanese government. >

We met the founder and principal architect who shared more about their approach to business. >

The architect's projects include an idea for a pool that also purifies the East River as well as collaborations with Kanye West and Virgil Abloh. >

The Masekela family, in collaboration with Design Indaba, will be unveiling a memorial pavilion during youth month. >

"As designers, architects know how to build cities, but our field as a whole has not yet grasped how to make them disappear." >

"We can actively choose to take major steps to reduce global warming and stabilise our climate.” >

The Artisan Valley is a whimsical promenade with spaces for local artisans to show off their traditional fabrication processes. >

“The health of the city is directly related to the health of the people. Right now the city is sick so we are all sick,” Kotchakorn Voraakhom. >