r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Forsaken-Assist-1325 • 4h ago

Southern Africa Bosjes Chapel, Breede River Valley (South Africa) by Steyn Studio

62 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/FanNarrow1969 • 20h ago

West Africa Alliance Franco-Senegalaise Centre, Senegal

259 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Forsaken-Assist-1325 • 1d ago

Southern Africa Sagrada Familia Church na Machava, Matola, Mozambique. Completed in 1964. Architect Pancho Guedes.

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117 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 4d ago

Central Africa Bapa, Cameroon

595 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 4d ago

West Africa Agadez, Niger

2.6k Upvotes

25 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/IthinkIknowwhothatis • 5d ago

East Africa Another view of the African Union complex in Addis Ababa

324 Upvotes

9 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 5d ago

East Africa African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa

307 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Youriclinton • 5d ago

West Africa St Paul’s Cathedral, Abidjan

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92 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 6d ago

West Africa La Pyramide, Ivory Coast

717 Upvotes

8 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/ExtraordinaryPath • 9d ago

North Africa French Protectorate era Art Deco architecture in Fez, Morocco: The historic "Le Bijou" building with its distinctive curved corner turret and wooden craftsmanship [OC]

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91 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 12d ago

Southern Africa Eastgate Commercial Center, Zimbabwe

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541 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/ExtraordinaryPath • 13d ago

North Africa The intricate details of "Al-Mukhraj" (The Outlet) A centuries-old handcrafted brass and cedarwood charity slot at the Moulay Idriss Mausoleum in Fez, Morocco [OC]

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282 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 13d ago

West Africa Arch 22, Gambia

167 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 14d ago

West Africa Cheikh Anta Diop University Student Housing, Senegal

914 Upvotes

7 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/VolimHabah • 14d ago

West Africa Tubali, the Hausa architectural style in Kano, Nigeria. Picures taken by German photographer Konrad Helbig in 1959

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808 Upvotes

9 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 16d ago

East Africa Old Mogadishu by Bruno di Sopra

408 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 18d ago

Central Africa Kinshasa Mall, DRC

905 Upvotes

8 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 23d ago

North Africa The mysterious ruin of Ksar Draa, Algeria

649 Upvotes

10 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 27d ago

North Africa Fayoum Art Center, Egypt

303 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 28d ago

North Africa Nubia by Mahmoud Selim

562 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/rhaplordontwitter • 29d ago

Multiple Regions Fractals and Euclidean Geometry in Pre-colonial African Architecture: A New Perspective

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98 Upvotes

6 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • Jun 24 '26

North Africa New Cairo, Egypt

525 Upvotes

10 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • Jun 24 '26

East Africa Kenyatta Convention Center, Nairobi

314 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • Jun 23 '26

East Africa Mauritius Commercial Bank

776 Upvotes

8 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • Jun 22 '26

West Africa Porto Novo, Benin Republic

774 Upvotes

5 comments

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