By Khalifa Hemed Published July 15, 2017 An All-Africa awards programme that aims to recognise and reward projects from across the African continent, with one overall winner garnering a US$10000 gr…
‘African Architecture is mostly forgotten and not showcased as it should be.’ A Twitter user tired of African architecture being so overlooked and shared
Malawi Kandewe Bridge / Rwanda King’s Hut interior / exterior / Niger / Egypt / Libya / Chad / Ivory Coast / Guinea Bissau / Mauritania / Benin tata somba / Namibia / Senegal / Swaziland Cult…
‘African Architecture is mostly forgotten and not showcased as it should be.’ A Twitter user tired of African architecture being so overlooked and shared
Alliance franco-sénégalaise Ziguinchor © _ccil_ You can probably clearly picture the architecture of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and India – but can you say the same for Africa? For thousands of years, Africa helped shape our modern world and yet, so much of it is underrepresented. We spent the
The glories of African architecture are often shamefully overlooked. Sadly, this is a symptom of a larger problem overall, where the rich diversity and culture of the African continent is largely glossed over in international media. Most reporting from the continent focuses only on issues that reinforce negative stereotypes – those of poverty, disease and war.
There is incredible and underrated architecture across Africa, from important archaeological sites to vernacular structures to cathedrals and mosques.
Malawi Kandewe Bridge / Rwanda King’s Hut interior / exterior / Niger / Egypt / Libya / Chad / Ivory Coast / Guinea Bissau / Mauritania / Benin tata somba / Namibia / Senegal / Swaziland Cult…
The glories of African architecture are often shamefully overlooked. Sadly, this is a symptom of a larger problem overall, where the rich diversity and culture of the African continent is largely glossed over in international media. Most reporting from the continent focuses only on issues that reinforce negative stereotypes – those of poverty, disease and war.
Alliance franco-sénégalaise Ziguinchor © _ccil_ You can probably clearly picture the architecture of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and India – but can you say the same for Africa? For thousands of years, Africa helped shape our modern world and yet, so much of it is underrepresented. We spent the
‘When the colonising nations of Europe first entered the tropics … they brought with them the architecture that they practised at home’, claimed Maxwell
#ForgottenAfricanArchitecture(1/15) I was very inspired by @1ncognito___ 's thread on African architectures so I am adding some of my research material. I hope it helps inspires others, including #gamedev folks. If you like this, follow the afro-fantasy project @TalesofWagadu!
There is incredible and underrated architecture across Africa, from important archaeological sites to vernacular structures to cathedrals and mosques.
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There is incredible and underrated architecture across Africa, from important archaeological sites to vernacular structures to cathedrals and mosques.
