Introduction The western countries imposed their cultural, religious, and political beliefs on their colonies. Traces of colonial powers are still visible in multiple countries worldwide in religion, urban planning, and architectural designs. Djiar argued that culture and architecture are interlinked 1 . Therefore, the colonial powers viewed architecture as the most visible vehicle of cultural advance. This paper explores the role, impacts, and influence of architecture in colonialism. The research also identifies how architectural designs impact modern societies and people’s social values in different regions. To understand the concepts explored in the paper, it is essential, to begin with, several definitions. The first term is colonialism, defined as how the European powers reached political, military, economic, and cultural domination in most Latin America, Asia, and Africa 2 . It involved control, appropriation, authority, and cultural manifestation of the invaded territories. Applying the colonial binarism views, the colonizers believed it was their duty to enlighten the colonized individuals considered uncivilized 3 . The changes made by British and French colonies were often disguised using paternalistic exportation to foster the development of the natives. Therefore, the foreign powers applied a mix of adaptive strategies that focused on the gradual move between local and imported architectures and informal imperialism where control was established through peaceful means. How Architecture Perpetuated Imperialism In this paper’s context, the European colonizers imposed standardized housing using modern architectures of the time in new lands. An example of architectural imperialism or influence from the westerners was witnessed in Australia in the early 1700s. According to Keys, the Australian settlers prioritized shade over sunlight 4 . The northern hemisphere, where most European soldiers and explorers came from, had significantly low sunlight levels. However, these settlers were exposed to higher levels of sunlight, and they began experiencing sunburn, dehydration, and heat exhaustion linked to the Australian heat and sunlight. In response, the European settlers built houses with enclosing walls of corrugated iron sheets and high ceiling heights that were effective in creating cool structures 5 . In contrast, the Australian inhabitants relied on architectural designs that supported their cultural beliefs, such as minimal materials. These buildings were not considered permanent by Europeans, so they decided to impose their architectural forms in the region. The houses constructed by Europeans replicated those found in Europe, and their features were found in most buildings in Sydney in the colonial era. Colonialism focused on the conquest of societies, and architecture was a significant symbolical way of demonstrating this success. The Europeans used their architectural designs to reshape the living spaces they occupied because they considered them modern. For instance, in 1830, the French invaded the Kasbah, Algiers, and replaced the Haussmannian urbanism with colonial administrative buildings 6 . The colonizers changed the city planning by assigning house numbers and street names, which wer