Latest articles by Nana Ama Owusu-Ansah
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Installation SUPER LIMBO activates the empty building site of Sharjah Mall
SUPER LIMBO installation by Limbo Accra and Ivorian textile brand Super Yaya uses weaving methods to activate the paused building site of Sharjah Mall during Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023
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Atelier Tropical’s sustainable architecture is fit for its tropical region
Atelier Tropical from Congo and Mozambique is added to the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
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Brazilian studio Rúina champions reuse and recycling in architecture and beyond
Brazil’s Rúina enters the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
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White Patio House in south London offers a new prototype for dense urban living
The UK's Pashenko Works is the latest addition to the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
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Misa Architects designs a courtyard home protected from heat and noise in Ahmedabad
Misa Architects from Ahmedabad, India, joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
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The Architect’s Home in Karachi plays with simple, minimalist forms to dramatic effect
Pakistan’s ALEEYA. design studio has joined the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
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Geometry rules in this Silver Lake, Los Angeles home, designed for a three-sided site
Geometry rules in this Silver Lake, Los Angeles home, designed for a three-sided site
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Two Los Angeles hotels by Yabu Pushelberg honour multiple LA identities under one roof
Los Angeles hotels Moxy and AC Hotel by Yabu Pushelberg tell distinct design stories about the South Californian city
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Haringey brick bungalow shows good things come in small packages
This Haringey brick bungalow by Satish Jassal Architects works within tight constraints to bring a fresh take on small-house design in London
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Borough Yards arches spring to life with a summer bash
The Borough Yards arches, part of the wider scheme designed by SPPARC in south London, welcomes public and brands in, as the latest phase of development completes
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CAZA’s Santuario de La Salle aims to ‘connect people to place and heritage’
CAZA’s Santuario de La Salle church pushes the boundaries of traditional religious design at the De La Salle University campus in the Philippines’ Biñan City
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Last chance to see: LFA 2023 celebrates togetherness and common ground
The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) 2023 is unfolding across the month of June, putting the spotlight on its theme, 'In common'
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Cabin House by Taliesyn is an earthy urban escape
Cabin House by Taliesyn, melds modern lifestyles with vernacular architecture, creating an earthy escape in bustling Bengaluru
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Dove Lake Viewing Shelter fosters meditative moments in the Tasmanian landscape
Dove Lake Viewing Shelter by Cumulus promotes love for nature and meditative moments for visitors in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
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Casa Enso II is in harmony with its Mexican context
Casa Enso II by HW Studio Architects is a new residence in tune with Mexico’s historic Guanajuato region
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Council_St is a creative community hub crafted from a Historic Filipinotown garage in LA
A garage in Historic Filipinotown is transformed into Council_St, an artist’s studio and exhibition space, by LA-based architecture firm Formation Association
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‘Living among the trees’ finds form in a Miami house design
The experience of ‘living among the trees’ takes centre stage in a Miami house by Strang Design
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London's Exchange House gets a sustainable revamp
London's iconic Exchange House in Broadgate has been transformed for the 21st century by Piercy&Company
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A redesigned staircase brings openness and light in London townhouse transformation
Townhouse of Seven Stories by Architensions uses a redesigned staircase to bring openness and light to a historic London home
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Hood Century and Limbo Accra reflect on a new Black spatial reality
In a new series of profiles, we follow Ghanaian spatial design studio Limbo Accra on a journey that explores its collaborations. Limbo Accra's rich network developed through global partnerships that founder Dominique Petit-Frère nurtured with leading urban space-makers and architectural enthusiasts. The series discusses critical issues of our time, such as design intention, intergenerationality, creativity and change through Africa and its diaspora. First up, the spotlight turns to Jerald ‘Coop’ Cooper of online platform Hood Century
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Limbo Accra nurtures discussion around urban space in Africa and beyond
We hone in on the work of Limbo Accra, a pioneering, spatial design studio founded in Ghana that encourages a new wave of creative collaboration and co-production in Africa and its diaspora
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Limbo Accra and Ibiye Camp talk African urban landscapes and digital archives
In our profile series with Ghanaian spatial design studio Limbo Accra, we meet its rich network of collaborators. Here, spatial artist Ibiye Camp completes our journey with a discussion on the urban landscape in Africa and digital archives
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Alaska Alaska and Limbo Accra on supporting Black-on-Black design and more
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Limbo Accra talks African creativity through our series of profiles
In a profile series with Ghanaian spatial design studio Limbo Accra, we meet its rich network of collaborators and celebrate creativity in Africa and its diaspora
