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Architecture & living
An editorial look at architecture, interior design and the materials of the continent.
Raw earth is the material of the century — and Africa has known it for a thousand years
While Europe rediscovers rammed earth, Sahelian builders never stopped building with it. A look at a craft that modernity had pushed aside.
Five African projects redefining architecture in 2026
From Dakar to Kigali, a selection of buildings that imitate nothing and invent a great deal.
The Sahel palette: composing an interior that does not overheat the eye
Sand beige, deep black, olive green: the anatomy of a palette that works under very hard light.
Natural ventilation: what our sensors measured over twelve months
We instrumented three buildings in Niamey. The results challenge a few certainties.
In the workshop: three Niamey cabinetmakers changing African furniture
Meeting the craftspeople who build our custom pieces — and who deserve to sign them.
Lagos Design Week: what we took away
Four days, two hundred exhibitors, and one conviction: African design has stopped asking permission.
Small spaces, big ideas: fitting out 45 m² without shrinking them
Seven principles we systematically apply in small urban apartments.
We tested a brick that produces active shade
A prototype of variable-geometry screen developed with the Niamey engineering school.
African hospitality must stop copying Dubai
The traveller coming to Niamey is not looking for a marble lobby. A case for situated hospitality.
Local timber: the supply chain we need to rebuild
Vène, gmelina, néré, cailcedrat: a practical inventory of West African species and their uses.