In the third part of our Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide series, the editors of the guide pick their highlights from Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria.
With contributions from nearly 350 authors, the Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide aims to be a comprehensive guide to architecture in the southern part of the continent.

The third volume of the seven-volume publication is named Western Africa along the Atlantic Ocean Coast and focuses on the architecture of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria.
Read on for the book's editors, Philipp Meuser and Adil Dalbai's, picks from the region:

Photo is by Adil Dalbai
Guinea-Bissau

TAP Airline Delegation, Bissau by José Pinto da Cunha Located on National Heroes' Square, to the southwest of the Presidential Palace, this building can be related to other revisionists' experiences of the modern movement during the period of new brutalism.
It is defined by one single volume with the main facade covered in a vertical brise-soleil to enable control of the heat excess in the offices. The arched roof was also used to create ventilation, adjusting the building to its tropical climate.
A wide spiral staircase characterises the entrance level and establishes access to the other levels of the building.

Photo is by Philipp Meuser
Guinea

Gamal Abdel Nasser University, Conakry, by E V Rybitsky and G N Tsytovich
As in many other ...