New Story, a non-profit organisation offering pioneering solutions to end global homelessness, has announced that the world’s first 3D-printed community is officially being built and it has revealed the first set of homes in Mexico. All images © Joshua Perez, courtesy of New Story The resilient, 46.45m2 homes were each 3D printed in around 24…
Group MD and CEO of Dangote Cement Joseph Makoju will retire effective 31 January 2020. Popularly known as “Mr Cement”, Makoju is bowing out after 45 years in the cement industry. The board has approved the appointment of Michel Puchercos as group CEO effective 1 February 2020. Joseph Makoju Makoju holds a BSc honours degree…
Tokyo-based architecture studio Naruse Inokuma Architects has designed a new capsule hotel in Osaka, Japan, pushing the boundaries of traditional capsule hotels with more functionality, a rich comfort and staying experience. All images © Nacása & Partners Called Nine Hours Capsule Hotel, the 994m2 hotel has been designed as a project that revolutionises the capsule…
After attracting $67m in investment, one of Malawi’s first solar projects has reached financial close. Initial site works have begun in Nkhotakota, and construction of the first phase is targeted for completion by March 2020. Once complete, the project will add 46MW of clean energy to the local power supply. Image supplied Developed by UAE-based…
Over three million people in Tanzania and Kenya will benefit from a €345m financing package for road construction support, approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB) board. The bank’s support for the Mombasa-Lunga Lunga/Horohoro and Tanga-Pangani-Bagamoyo roads Phase I is in the form of African Development Bank and African Development Fund loans, representing 78.5% of…
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COBE has released photographs of its new building for Adidas’ new headquarters in the southern German town of Herzogenaurach, Germany. The new building, encompassing a 15,500m2 area, features a giant rhomboid roof, covering the entire building like a carpet. All images © Rasmus Hjortshøj of COAST. Named Halftime Building, it forms part of adidas’ corporate…
The two newest buildings in the OxGlen precinct, known as OxGlen Block 3 and Block 4, are targeting a four-star Green Star SA Office v1.1 Design rating from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA). According to senior sustainable building consultant at Solid Green Consulting Annelide Sherratt, the Green Star process was managed as one…
Located in Bryanston, Johannesburg, the San Sereno retirement community has won second place in two categories in the sixth annual US-based Senior Housing (SHN) Architecture and Design Awards. More than 100 senior living communities from around the globe submitted new construction and renovation projects vying for top honours in nine different award categories. Recently relaunched…
A $272.12m loan has been approved from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to Tanzania for the construction of the new Msalato International Airport in the capital Dodoma. The new airport will be built in the district of Msalato, 12km from the capital. The funding package, approved on Wednesday, 18 December, comprises a $198.6m loan from…