

International Forum on Cultural Spaces in Kigali
In March this year Rwanda Arts Initiative (RAI) in collaboration with BOZAR (B) and AAmatters organised the International Forum on...


Playing Mahonda – High Rise wishes?
Mahonda , currently a small agricultural village north of Zanzibar Town, is planned to grow into a regional centre catering for a...


Africa and the Academy in the 21st Century - An interactive multi-disciplinary conversation - Basel,
25 years ago, the conference and landmark publication ‘Africa and the Disciplines’ reflected upon Africa’s position in relation to...


AAmatters Library
Throughout its existence African Architecture Matters has managed to build up a substantial library on subjects related to African...


The 3D version of the Ng’ambo Atlas in Seoul!
Almost a month ago the Seoul Biennale for Architecture and Urbanism opened with a bang, although a little bit disturbed by the typhoon...


Ng'ambo Atlas book launch in Zanzibar
Mid-July, on the 13th to be exact, The Ng’ambo Atlas came a full circle and was finally presented to the audience in Zanzibar. The book...


AAmatters in African Perspectives +12
Tomorrow we are presenting the Ng’ambo Atlas at the African Perspectives +12 Conference at TU Delft. The presentation is open to the...


Ng’ambo Atlas digital version available now! (link)
The Ng’ambo Atlas. Historic Urban Landscape of Zanzibar Town’s ‘Other Side’ is available for free from African Studies Centre Leiden...


Centring Africa: Postcolonial Perspectives on Architecture | CCA
The Canadian Centre for Architecture has shortlisted sixteen applicants from which eight will be selected for the Mellon Research...


The long anticipated Ng’ambo Atlas is finally out!
Last week on Thursday 24th we had the opportunity to present Ng’ambo Atlas to the public during the conference The Future of the African...