African architects have cool designs for

They take inspiration from everything from the local terrain to termites

非洲建筑师为日益变暖的地球带来了"酷"炫的设计

他们的灵感源于当地地形、白蚁等万物

Jun 5th 2025|OUAGADOUGOU

2025年6月5日|瓦加杜古

The first thing you notice, stepping from the scorching Sahelian sun into the laterite-stone dome, is how cold it is. There is no air-conditioning, just shade and natural ventilation; nor is there plaster. Diebedo Francis Kere, the architect behind the new mausoleum in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital, strives to use only what can be sourced nearby. "I'm a construction-material opportunist," he says. "I look around at what is most abundant, and how people use it, and try to do something new." The result is a building so austere, low-tech and elegant that it is like entering a temple of the ancient world.

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