The World Bank Building of Asmara, Eritrea is a large Italian villa built in 1938 which was bought by the World Bank to house its headquarters in that country. The architecture of the building is a mixture of futurist and art deco architectural styles. Sources Asmara: The Frozen City, Jochen Visscher and Stefan Boness (Jovis, 2007) Houses in Eritrea World Bank Houses completed in 1938 Buildings and structures in Asmara Art Deco architecture Futurist architecture Modernist architecture in Eritrea 1938 establishments in Africa