Afrinvest Makes New Appointments

Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited, has announced the appointment of Elkin Pianim as a Director of the firm while Michael Chu’di Ejekam has been named a Director for its broker-dealer subsidiary, Afrinvest Securities Limited (ASL). A Ghanaian national, Pianim’s appointment, the firm stated, further reflects the pan-African outlook of Afrinvest, which also has Ms. Fatumata Soukouna, a Liberian national on the board of ASL and Dr. Fidelis Nde-Che, a Cameroonian, as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Pianim has over 25 years experience in the financial services sector, and has worked on several landmark projects across the United States, United Kingdom,

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Architects claim this 3D-printed house is earthquake-proof

Image: People’s Daily/facebook While we’ve been hearing a lot about 3D-printed structures, this two-storey villa located in Beijing, China, is impressive if it lives up to its claims. The 400-square-metre house, with walls as thick as 2.5 metres, was fully printed in one go, and constructioncompleted in just 45 days. SEE ALSO: Bullied parrot finds new confidence with 3D-printed beak According to The Mirror, a project manager for the house has claimed that the house is sturdy enough to withstand an 8-Richter scale magnitude earthquake. Image: PEOPLE’S DAILY/FACEBOOK Beijing-based architecture firm Huashang Tengda told reporters that the entire project required

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Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: What is architecture actually for?

(CNN)The most prestigious architectural exhibition in the world takes place every two years in a semi-abandoned shipyard and its adjoining garden. This shabby-chic affair is the Venice Architecture Biennale; a colossal exhibition comprised of one major installation by a significant architect, as well as a multitude of smaller shows put on by individual countries (known as the national pavilions).     To do this, the Biennale selects an architect to curate the exhibition, and asks them to set an overall theme for the national pavilions. In the past, the nature of this theme has varied enormously. The Japanese architect Kazuyo

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Australia’s best buildings of 2016 will make you want to move in

University of Queensland’s Global Change Institute, winner in the Best Sustainable Development – New Buildings category. Image: property council of australia If you’re sick of your crusty old office, here are some of Australia’s best new buildings so you can start daydreaming. On Friday, theProperty Council’s 2016 Innovation and Excellence Awardshonoured sensational developments across the country. From shopping malls to hotels, the best of Australian architecture was on display. SEE ALSO: Photos of Australia’s east coast after weekend of wild weather and flooding Taking out the top prize of Australian Development of the Year was the revamp of Sydney’s 50

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Antique Firehouse Is Reborn As Quaint San Francisco Home

I think just about everybody likes a house with a cool backstory. After all, here in America, the absolute oldest house youre likely to find is maybe 350 years old. That means that you can easily trace the story of just about any home in the country. Take, for example, this awesome Sears houseit may be 100 years old now, but we can still trace the whole history! Of course, sometimes its even cooler to see a modern home that has been repurposed from a past as a more utilitarian building, like a public library or high school. These government-owned

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Teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools makes her choice

(CNN)A Long Island teen who received acceptance letters from all eight Ivy League schools has decided where she’ll attend college in the fall.   Drum roll, please.   Surrounded by her classmates donning their own college choice T-shirts, Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna approached the podium and unzipped the black jacket she was wearing to reveal a crimson T-shirt revealing her decision: Harvard. Uwamanzu-Nna said getting into all 12 schools she applied to has been an “exciting and surreal experience,” but making the final decision was not easy. Uwamanzu-Nna said she approached the choice with an “open mind” but when it came down

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Deserts and dynamite: my journey to the cosmic heart of land art

As new film Troublemakers explores the extremes of land art, from lightning fields to satanic jetties, Alex Needham braves rattlesnakes to visit a desert observatory that lets you travel 26,000 years in time Somewhere in the deserts of New Mexico, a nail is embedded into a type of flat-topped mountain known as a mesa. The positioning of this nail, shielded from the elements by a tin can, took days of trial and error, with astronomical measurements provided by the US Naval Observatory and the help of a surveyor. Finally, the correct spot was located: exactly in alignment with the axis

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