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 Fri, 10/30/2009 - 14:52
Introduction - Using thatch for roofing goes back as far as the Bronze Age. Arguably, due to the changing times and circumstances, people who traditionally desired thatch as building material are gradually waning. But this compendium conclusively interprets it as a clarion call to tell them what Thatch is: a deemed responsibility for architectural intellectual and the building industry professionals/// Please click on Full Text for BACKGROUND. The full report by R. A. Oppong attached below. "Losing the Sense of Thatch”(A Trio Sub-Saharan African Compendium) by R.A. Oppong
[School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom]
BACKGROUND
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 Thu, 01/29/2009 - 15:15
Please find attached the full Report 'Activism through Architecture and Urban design' by Diane Arvanitakis, Executive Manager of SHiFT Please find attached the full Report 'Activism through Architecture and Urban design' by Diane Arvanitakis, Executive Manager of SHiFT
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 Thu, 12/11/2008 - 18:33
The Women's Centre, built in a suburb of Rufisque, offers facilities for the activities of the various organisations formed by the local women. Grouped around an internal courtyard; the line between private and public is clear but flexible. Including facilities reserved for trading, the building's red colour gives the house its own identity amidst the general grey tone of the city blocks. Working in several African countries, the Finnish architects Saija Hollmén, Jenni Reuter and Helena Sandman, making up the HOLLMEN REUTER SANDMAN Architects, started their collaboration in 1995. Today, their activities span across architecture, interiors and urban planning. Their works have been honoured with both national and international awards and have been published and exhibited widely.
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 Thu, 10/30/2008 - 16:05
Today, faced with global energy challenges, climate change and a growing financial crisis, the biggest challenge facing architects, designers and planners alike, when entering into an uncertain future, is to rethinking current urban models and build cities that are sustainable and sensitive to natural resources and the environment.
Departing from the position that people, who live and work in cities, rarely have a say in the planning of how public spaces are designed and used, the non profit-organisation Dala, zulu verb for creation, concerns itself with an ongoing pursuit for innovative approaches for creating more humane and livable cities. Today, faced with global energy challenges, climate change and a growing financial crisis, the biggest challenge facing architects, designers and planners alike, when entering into an uncertain future, is to rethinking current urban models and build cities that are sustainable and sensitive to natural resources and the environment.
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 Sun, 10/05/2008 - 14:02
Completed in 15 months by a local builder, under the direct supervision of FAREstudio, the CBF is functionally and cost-effective answer to the needs expressed by AIDOS, while simultaneously and primarily representing a centre of aggregation and identity for the entire local community. The technological and typological responses offered by the project, on par with its social programs, represents an innovative approach to traditional local building practices, presented as the natural formal expression of the changes and new approaches promoted by AIDOS.
The CBF [Centre pour le Bien-être des Femmes] Women's Health Centre in Burkina Faso was created between 2005 and 2007 by AIDOS, an Italian NGO fighting for Women's Rights in Developing Countries.
The AIDOS project, financed by the Democratici di Sinistra Political Party and with a contribution from the European Commission, is just one of the group's international programs focused on contrasting the diffusion of Female Genital Mutilation [FGM].
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 Fri, 10/03/2008 - 17:00
In his opening lecture, the celebrated Dutch architect Herman Hertzberger made a very important distinction between modernism and modernity. ‘Modernism’ is referred to as a stylistic approach, set within a period in time. ‘Modernity’ is seen more as a condition or a set of ideas which are value driven. Where modernism makes reference to the past, modernity refers to the present and perhaps even to the future.
It is within this theoretical framework that I asked the question: How does one deal with the modern heritage of Africa or more precisely for me, South Africa?
Protecting modern buildings and structures in South Africa is problematized by the fact that modernism coincided and to some extent colluded with oppressive government policies.
Two papers presented at the 10th Docomomo conference provided some clear answers.
In his opening lecture, the celebrated Dutch architect Herman Hertzberger made a very important distinction between modernism and modernity. ‘Modernism’ is referred to as a stylistic approach, set within a period in time. ‘Modernity’ is seen more as a condition or a set of ideas which are value driven. Where modernism makes reference to the past, modernity refers to the present and perhaps even to the future.
It is within this theoretical framework that I asked the question: How does one deal with the modern heritage of Africa or more precisely for me, South Africa?
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 Fri, 10/03/2008 - 11:39
“Portrait of a Village”
Photo Exhibition opening in Amsterdam, NL. Written by Frederik Groos (Groos and co Architects, NL).
Stanford, Portrait of a Village is the name of a travelling exhibition of 22 photographic works by Annalize Mouton, South African photographer and publisher. It is a selection of photos published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Stanford, a small village, some 2 hours drive from Cape Town. The exhibition is currently on show in Podium Mozaiek in Amsterdam Bos en Lommer (www.podiummozaiek.nl) a stage dedicated to cultural diversity, and in the Scagon theatre in Schagen. In January 2009 the full selection will be on show in the Suid Afrika Huis on Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, starting the 6th of January 2009.
The exhibition is part of a larger design and research project, the Stanford Housing Project, organised by Jan Frederik and Sakina Groos of Groos & co architects in close collaboration with Citythoughts architects from Amsterdam and Tina Muwanga and Andreas Werner of TMA architects from Cape Town. Part of this project is the recent establishment of a local Housing Cooperative which is supported by Elemental Africa, Cape Town (www.elementalafrica.co.za)
Stanford: Portrait of a Village is the name of a travelling exhibition of 22 photographic works by Annalize Mouton, South African photographer and publisher. It is a selection of photos published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Stanford, a small village, some 2 hours drive from Cape Town. The exhibition is currently on show in Podium Mozaiek in Amsterdam Bos en Lommer (www.podiummozaiek.nl) a stage dedicated to cultural diversity, and in the Scagon theatre in Schagen.
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 Thu, 07/24/2008 - 10:51
Cities of the World presents the work of the South African artist Titus Matiyane (1964). He creates huge panorama drawings of cities and landscapes al over the world from a bird’s-eye view. The colourful drawings, which vary in size from 6 to 46 by 1.5 metres, overwhelm viewers and take them on an extended journey through an urban landscape, which Matiyane depicts with a great sense of technique and visionary craftsmanship.
A report by Annemieke de Kler.
My visit to Mali
Cities of the World presents the work of the South African artist Titus Matiyane (1964). He creates huge panorama drawings of cities and landscapes al over the world from a bird’s-eye view. The colourful drawings, which vary in size from 6 to 46 by 1.5 metres, overwhelm viewers and take them on an extended journey through an urban landscape, which Matiyane depicts with a great sense of technique and visionary craftsmanship.
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 Thu, 07/17/2008 - 14:44
The ArchiAfrika annual report 2006 can be downloaded here. The ArchiAfrika annual report can be downloaded here.
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 Thu, 06/12/2008 - 09:42
Berend van der Lans
A documentary about the rationalist architecture of Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, by Edward Scott and Ruby Ofori (2005).
This documentary was shown at the Conference ‘Modern Architecture in East Africa around Independence’, held 27 – 29 July 2005 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and jointly organised by the Architects Association of Tanzania and ArchiAfrika.
A documentary about the rationalist architecture of Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, by Edward Scott and Ruby Ofori (2005).
This documentary was shown at the Conference ‘Modern Architecture in East Africa around Independence’, held 27 – 29 July 2005 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and jointly organised by the Architects Association of Tanzania and ArchiAfrika.
Review
by Berend van der Lans, ArchiAfrika
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