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2024-05-06T20:50:35-04:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150275829/adjaye-associates-unveils-design-for-the-new-africa-institute-campus-in-sharjah
Adjaye Associates unveils design for the new Africa Institute campus in Sharjah
Josh Niland
2021-07-28T20:01:00-04:00
>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6f/6f4116be2b110ea8cccd89fec09b6e8a.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new academic center will transform the skyline of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/104498/uae" target="_blank">UAE</a>’s third-largest city thanks to a partnership between a renowned architect and an ascendent academic institution dedicated to the study of Africa in the Arab world.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d5/d59c70679b4398f22e86f9a0b1961b89.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d5/d59c70679b4398f22e86f9a0b1961b89.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>© Adjaye Associates</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://archinect.com/adjayeassociates" target="_blank">Adjaye Associates</a> has released its designs for the new Africa Institute campus in the city of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1140961/sharjah" target="_blank">Sharjah</a>. The project was <a href="https://www.bdcnetwork.com/adjaye-associates-will-design-africa-institute-sharjah-united-arab-emirates" target="_blank">announced</a> in September following a two-year collaboration between the firm and the Institute first established in 1976. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e9/e98ab416fa6b982a0d112587a93306f7.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e9/e98ab416fa6b982a0d112587a93306f7.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>© Adjaye Associates</figcaption></figure><p>The 343,000-square-foot plan will provide a new home for the Institute’s academic programs, which focus on African culture, languages, and the African Diaspora. Five reddish concrete blocks form a program of interconnected outdoor courtyards cooled by large overhangs and bookended by a post office roundabout in the city’s Al Mankah neighborhood. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/16/1662f9e928449415aae72116533d58d6.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/16/1662f9e928449415aae72116533d58d6.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>© Adjaye Associates</figcaption></figure><p>Per the architect: “The project contemplates how one lives and learns, stimulated by this region where the language of the cour...</p>