Continuing our collaboration with Dom Publishers, the editors of the Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide select architectural highlights from east Africa.
The Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide contains over 850 buildings in 49 countries in Africa. It aims to be a comprehensive guide to architecture in the African countries that lie south of the Sahara.
Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide is a seven-volume book focused on architecture in Africa
The fifth volume of the seven-volume publication is named Eastern Africa from the Great Lakes to the Indian Ocean and includes chapters on Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar.

"It is not only a guide book in the traditional sense but much more, featuring impressive photographs and essays on various aspects of the continent's building culture," said co-editor Philipp Meuser in an interview with Dezeen. Read on for picks from each country in the region selected by Meuser and co-editor Adil Dalbai:

Photo by Javier Callejas
Kenya

Swahili Gem Apartments, Mombasa, by Urko Sánchez Architects
Arguably one of the most iconic residential buildings in all of Africa, even if it was planned more for the upper middle class, the Swahili Gem Apartments combine features that make the most of the creekfront setting yet still ensure pri­vacy.
The fourteen-home luxury development includes four patio houses that run down to the water and flats above them. It takes its inspirat...