Publications, international design competitions, and bespoke consultancy — all rooted in Afrocentric architecture and culturally grounded design.
Celebrating African culture as a foundation for contemporary architectural excellence.
Annual CPDI Africa Floor Plan Series
Our publications present a curated collection of African culture–inspired architectural floor plans for residential, commercial, mixed-use, and community developments.
Each edition combines thoughtfully designed plans with striking visual renderings, offering purchasers practical and inspiring Afrocentric design solutions for building on their land—whether on the African continent or across the Diaspora. Grounded in Afrocentric spatial logic and climate-responsive strategies, these publications celebrate contemporary African aesthetics while providing adaptable, scalable design approaches suited to diverse contexts.
Bring your vision to life with expertly designed, African culture-inspired architectural plans tailored for modern living across Africa and the Diaspora.
Browse and choose from our curated collection of Afrocentric designs.
Once payment is confirmed, your project moves into processing.
Your complete CAD package will be delivered via email within 4 weeks.
Your builder or contractor will use the CAD files to execute the project. Adjustments may be required to suit your specific land conditions and local regulations and permitting processes.
Engineering drawings are not part of the standard package. You will need local professionals to provide structural design, electrical systems, and plumbing systems.
We offer flexible customization options: work directly with CPDI Africa architects, or collaborate with your local architect. Customization services are available at an additional cost.
CPDI Africa hosts bi-annual competitions that challenge designers worldwide to reimagine architecture through an African-centered lens.
Global Participation
Students & Professionals
Africa & Diaspora
Focused Design Themes
Esteemed
International Jury
Winners Published
Exhibited and Promoted
The competition is created to celebrate and preserve the architectural identity of the Cultures of Africa and the Diaspora. Designed as the quintessential Cultural Community Center, the Competition Project served as the ultimate example of sustainable design in any community in which it is built.
A selected showcase of winning designs from our international Afrocentric architecture competitions.
CPDI Africa offers Afrocentric consultancy services to real estate developers, urban planners, architects and design teams. We guide projects in applying the CPDI Africa 5 Elements of African-Centered Design, ensuring developments are culturally authentic, climatically intelligent, and socially responsive.
Architecture rooted in the cultural identity, traditions, and social practices of African peoples and the Diaspora.
Design expressions drawn from indigenous African art forms, patterns, proportions, and visual languages that define beauty in African contexts.
Spaces that honor the spiritual dimensions of African life — connecting built environments to cosmology, ancestry, and communal ritual.
Embracing local and sustainable building materials — laterite, bamboo, compressed earth, timber — that are ecologically and culturally appropriate.
Participatory design processes that center the voices, needs, and aspirations of the communities that inhabit and shape these spaces.
