Media & Press

The LafargeHolcim Awards jury for region Middle East Africa met at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt in May 2017 to select projects using the “target issues” for sustainable construction (l-r): Marc Angélil (Switzerland), Joe Osae-Addo, (Ghana), Meisa Batayneh Maani (Jordan), Nagwa Sherif (Egypt, Head of Jury), Mohsen Ech (Lebanon/France), Howayda Al-Harithy (Lebanon), Fasil… Continue reading LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 Middle East Africa

The July-August issue comes with two supplements, Future African Cities and The New Train Station of Napoli Afragola. The first one announces the born of Domus Africa, strenghtening the international character of the magazine. It deals with urbanization, resilience, design and politics, young people and innovation. Through the analysis of six cities – Gaborone, Port… Continue reading DOMUS – July 2017

A new museum of contemporary African art could be coming to Miami. Looking to add another perspective to the Miami art scene, a local foundation is picking up support for a new museum that would showcase art of the African diaspora. The Miami-Dade North Arts and Humanities Foundation plans to establish the Miami Museum of… Continue reading Miami Herald – January 2017

Water and the City is a comprehensive publication documenting parts of the ongoing research project African Water Cities, a unique and innovative body of work initiated by architect, designer, and urbanist Kunlé Adeyemi, in 2011.

‘Op zondag 10 juli 2011 reed ik door Lagos, de economische hoofdstad van Nigeria. Ik was met de broer van een klant van me, een kunstenaar, onderweg naar een plek om een woning en atelier voor hem te bouwen. Ik ben architect en was net mijn eigen bureau in Amsterdam begonnen: NLÉ, dat ‘thuis’ betekent… Continue reading Financiele Dagblad – January 2017

De vijftiende editie van de Biënnale Architectuur in Venetië is afgelopen zaterdag officieel geopend. Daarbij zijn Gouden Leeuwen uitgereikt aan het Spaanse paviljoen en aan Gabinete de Arquitectura; het Nederlands-Nigeriaanse bureau NLÉ kreeg een Zilveren Leeuw

Kunlé Adeyemi #60 in de duurzame top 100. ‘Adeyemi komt uit Nigeria, studeerde daar ook architectuur, en werkt, deels, in Nederland. Hij was zo’n tien jaar verbonden aan het Rotterdamse Office for Metropolitan Architecture (Oma) waar hij samenwerkte met Rem Koolhaas. In Amsterdam richtte hij het architectenkantoor NLÉ op. De nieuwkomer op de lijst ziet… Continue reading TROUW – OCTOBER 2016

WATERFRONT Atlas is a collaborative knowledge platform that brings the local intelligence of aquatic communities like Makoko, Lagos to the world at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia curated by Alejandro Aravena. It aims to identify, gather and cultivate the intelligence of communities and cities by water with a motivation to… Continue reading WATER FRONT: CONTINENTS

It’s time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders—the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that’s so large it… Continue reading ATLAS OBSCURA: AN EXPLORER’S GUIDE TO THE WORLD’S HIDDEN WONDERS

This book is an appeal for a new, open architecture. Many outstanding examples not only present a variety of relationships between people, the environment, and the built world, but they also emphasise architecture’s enormous influence on our quality of life. Actar Publishers