Modernism has existed long before the recent contemporary flagship projects on the continent. For the past 20 years we’ve seen a cultural renaissance emerging from the continent, and the architectural industry has felt this new vibe . David Adjaye and many other native-board architects have served up stellar projects across the world, imparting the primary themes of modern African architectural style to new continents.

The geometric permutations you find in my work can also evident in many of these modern buildings, and its no mistake. For many years I’ve grown a corpus of images, screenshots, and scenes from video footage, of many of these modern icons on the continent as source material. These have always provided seeds of ideas for my work

In doing this I hope to acknowledge African modernism in its own way: Inventive, resourceful, precise, and abstract. I’ve also shared a few images of my favourite buildings. Enjoy.