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Le point de départ de cet ouvrage est un désir d'archiver, de classer, de compiler, de dévoiler les petits projets comme les grands. Leur juxtaposition, qui suit un fil chronologique, exprime la diversité des programmes, des contextes, des volumes, que vient appuyer le travail graphique d'unification des géométraux, présentés à la même échelle. Les reportages photographiques illustrent la singularité de chaque histoire en revenant sur les lieux plusieurs années après la livraison des édifices. Ils explorent les dynamiques de transformation et les ajustements sensibles qui s'opèrent entre l'architecture et ses habitants. Plusieurs thèmes récurrents coulent dans les veines de ces vingt-huit réalisations réparties en deux volumes : penser l'enveloppe comme une surface d'échange, imaginer des parcours autorisant la liberté d'usage, considérer le déjà-là comme une source féconde, engendrer du commun, accueillir le vivant.

Cet ouvrage présente les réalisations et projets majeurs de l'agence française ChartierDalix entre 2008 et 2015. Il met en lumière leur approche architecturale fondée sur la matérialité, la dimension constructive et le lien entre bâtiment, paysage et usages. À travers une sélection de logements, équipements publics, infrastructures et projets urbains, le livre retrace l'évolution de leur pratique, leur réflexion sur l'intégration du vivant dans l'architecture et leur volonté d'inscrire chaque projet dans son contexte. L'ouvrage mêle plans, photographies, analyses et regards critiques, révélant une architecture contemporaine à la fois rigoureuse et inventive.

Africa is considered the continent of the future. Nowhere else is urbanisation taking place more quickly and the population growing more rapidly. But are enough of us familiar with the architectural aspects of this change?



The seven volumes of Architectural Guide Sub-Saharan Africa present the first comprehensive overview that shows the region's architecture in all its vast diversity. In 49 chapters, each focusing on one country, detailed texts and illuminating photos document the wealth of architecture south of the Sahara. Featuring 850 selected buildings and over 200 articles, the extensive publication not only showcases but also contextualises the continent's building culture. 



This set of books paints a multifaceted picture of sub-Saharan Africa's architecture across time, revealing how contemporary architecture has been shaped by its traditional and colonial roots as well as globalisation and urbanisation. The diverse contributions by almost 350 African and international authors come together to produce a superlative work giving the region the attention it so rightfully deserves.

Originally part of a set, now sold separately, Volume 2 of Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide is dedicated to Western Africa, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Sahel and includes Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

Africa is considered the continent of the future. Nowhere else is urbanisation taking place more quickly and the population growing more rapidly. But are enough of us familiar with the architectural aspects of this change?

The seven volumes of Architectural Guide Sub-Saharan Africa present the first comprehensive overview that shows the region's architecture in all its vast diversity. In 49 chapters, each focusing on one country, detailed texts and illuminating photos document the wealth of architecture south of the Sahara. Featuring 850 selected buildings and over 200 articles, the extensive publication not only showcases but also contextualises the continent's building culture.

This set of books paints a multifaceted picture of sub-Saharan Africa's architecture across time, revealing how contemporary architecture has been shaped by its traditional and colonial roots as well as globalisation and urbanisation. The diverse contributions by almost 350 African and international authors come together to produce a superlative work giving the region the attention it so rightfully deserves.

Africa is considered the continent of the future. Nowhere else is urbanisation taking place more quickly and the population growing more rapidly. But are enough of us familiar with the architectural aspects of this change?



The seven volumes of Architectural Guide Sub-Saharan Africa present the first comprehensive overview that shows the region's architecture in all its vast diversity. In 49 chapters, each focusing on one country, detailed texts and illuminating photos document the wealth of architecture south of the Sahara. Featuring 850 selected buildings and over 200 articles, the extensive publication not only showcases but also contextualises the continent's building culture. 



This set of books paints a multifaceted picture of sub-Saharan Africa's architecture across time, revealing how contemporary architecture has been shaped by its traditional and colonial roots as well as globalisation and urbanisation. The diverse contributions by almost 350 African and international authors come together to produce a superlative work giving the region the attention it so rightfully deserves.

L'Afrique est considérée comme le continent du futur. Nulle part ailleurs l'urbanisation n'est plus rapide et la population ne croît plus rapidement. Mais sommes-nous suffisamment familiarisés avec les aspects architecturaux de ce changement ?

Les sept volumes du Guide architectural de l'Afrique subsaharienne présentent le premier aperçu complet qui montre l'architecture de la région dans toute sa grande diversité. En 49 chapitres consacrés chacun à un pays, des textes détaillés et des photos éclairantes documentent la richesse de l'architecture au sud du Sahara. Présentant 850 bâtiments sélectionnés et plus de 200 articles, la vaste publication non seulement présente mais aussi contextualise la culture de la construction du continent.

Cet ensemble de livres brosse un tableau à multiples facettes de l'architecture de l'Afrique subsaharienne à travers le temps, révélant comment l'architecture contemporaine a été façonnée par ses racines traditionnelles et coloniales ainsi que par la mondialisation et l'urbanisation. Les diverses contributions de près de 350 auteurs africains et internationaux s'unissent pour produire un travail exceptionnel donnant à la région l'attention qu'elle mérite à juste titre.

Considering the immense diversity of sub-Saharan Africa's architecture and built realities, does it make sense to speak of an African architecture? How does this differ from architecture in Africa? What does the term architecture actually mean in the African context? And how could these questions be conceptualised while leaving behind preexisting theoretical moulds and biases?

Searching for new ways to theorise sub-Saharan African architecture, this collection of 49 essays broadens and develops the discourse around the architecture of a very rapidly changing continent. Its authors - practising architects and renowned scholars - put forward an array of heterogeneous perspectives, question old tropes and emerging narratives, and challenge popular concepts whilst proposing new ones. All with the aim of critically examining and advancing theoretical reflection on African architectures, both on the continent and globally.

Africa is considered the continent of the future.

Nowhere else is urbanisation taking place more quickly and the population growing more rapidly.

But are enough of us familiar with the architectural aspects of this change?

The seven volumes of Architectural Guide Sub-Saharan Africa present the first comprehensive overview that shows the region's architecture in all its vast diversity. In 49 chapters, each focusing on one country, detailed texts and illuminating photos document the wealth of architecture south of the Sahara. Featuring 850 selected buildings and over 200 articles, the extensive publication not only showcases but also contextualises the continent's building culture.

This set of books paints a multifaceted picture of sub-Saharan Africa's architecture across time, revealing how contemporary architecture has been shaped by its traditional and colonial roots as well as globalisation and urbanisation. The diverse contributions by almost 350 African and international authors come together to produce a superlative work giving the region the attention it so rightfully deserves.

• Mozambique

• Malawi

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

• Botswana

• Namibia

• Eswatini

• Lesotho

• South Africa