Nina Maritz Architects

05/03/2026

It doesn't rain but it pours! Yes, this is our Rukonga Vision School at Divundu, and yes, the school building flooded this morning. No, it is not the roof leaking. What you see in the video is stormwater from the entire school site flowing into the courtyard space between classrooms.

Why did it happen? We discovered that a stormwater outlet was blocked, and that the contractors on site (building a new extension), stockpiled excavated materials on the other side which also diverted run-off into the school courtyard.

Yes, we are on it. The contractors are getting instructions to lear the blockage, remove the stockpiles and to do a diversion channel.

06/02/2026

Beautiful series of short documentaries - Africa's cultural landmarks by The Met (Metropolitan Museum in New York)

Africa’s Cultural Landmarks is a series produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in collaboration with World Monuments Fund and directed by Sosena Solomon....

16/01/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/16/grey-water-how-china-turned-rain-into-asset?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Architects and designers have recycled ancient practice of collecting rainwater to make buildings ecologically friendly

19/12/2025

All about context! Though the white might have been a mistake - red brick would have worked better, with smooth plaster for the cut- out. Still, great idea!
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12/12/2025

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Nature isn’t a guest in the city. Nature is infrastructure.

Cities have to stop treating it as decoration and start treating it as essential urban infrastructure, just like roads, drainage, and electricity.

When we treat nature as a foundational system, everything shifts:

🌧️ Wetlands become flood infrastructure, absorbing stormwater and protecting neighborhoods.
🌳 Urban forests and tree canopies become cooling networks, reducing heat stress and making streets walkable.
🌿 Green corridors stitch together fragmented ecosystems, supporting biodiversity and offering safer, shaded public spaces.
💧 Restored rivers and riparian zones become natural drainage channels, reducing the burden on engineered systems.
🏘️ Nature-based solutions in informal settlements reduce risk, improve health, and make upgrading more climate-resilient.
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Communities become stewards, co-designing and managing green spaces that strengthen identity and social cohesion.

It’s climate adaptation, public health, risk reduction, and urban equity — all supported by natural systems that work better, cost less over time, and restore life to the city.

10/12/2025

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08/12/2025

Such a lovely short video on the takienta houses (Benin/Togo), how they are built, used and the spiritual role they play.

‘A work of art, a home, and a place of worship’ – the striking earthen castles at the centre of Batammariba cultural identity

08/12/2025

Some more of Localworks' local works!

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/11/13/localworks-mustardseed-junior-school-uganda/

04/12/2025

We are superfans of Localworks in Uganda. Here they partnered with Hassel Studio on a performing arts centre which won a Dezeen Award. The combination of architecture, engineering and construction in their practice allows them to do some really great work. Congratulations!

A place for cultural expression, collaboration and community, Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre is a thriving beacon of creativity and unity in Africa's…

29/11/2025

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25/11/2025

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05/11/2025

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To Gaudi, the roof was as important as the facade. Dragon head roof of Torre Bellesguard house in Barcelona.