5 Coffee Table Books on African Architecture

We've put together a selection of five coffee table books on African architecture just for you.

1. Adjaye: Africa: Architecture by David Adjaye

The book features fifty-three cities in Africa with details on their urban history, maps, satellite imagery, and photographs taken by the architect.

2. Mogadishu - Through The Eyes of an Architect by Omar Degan

The Somali architect takes us to visit Mogadishu and discover its most important buildings, monuments, and culture.

3. Beyond the West: New Global Architecture by Gestalten

A different perspective on architecture beyond the western view. The book features architects from non-Western countries, including African architects like the renowned Francis Kéré (Burkina Faso).

4. "Beyond the West: New Global Architecture: The Architecture of Independence", by Manuel Herz

The book takes a close look at the relationship between cutting-edge architectural projects and nation-building processes in Ghana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, and Zambia.

5. Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula by Jonathan M. Bloom

In this book, readers are introduced to the full scope of the Islamic West's architecture, presenting famous and little-known buildings in six countries in North Africa and southern Europe.