Addis Ababa : a manifesto on African progress /
This publication is centered around twelve manifesto points towards a people-centered urbanism and an architecture of belonging in times of rapid global urbanization. Based on the authors' eleven year research experience, the book draws conclusions from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, as...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
Ruby Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | This publication is centered around twelve manifesto points towards a people-centered urbanism and an architecture of belonging in times of rapid global urbanization. Based on the authors' eleven year research experience, the book draws conclusions from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, as its case study. It contains essays on the historic development and the current housing situation of the city by local experts and numerous project examples. Addressing policy makers, architects and urban planners alike, the manifesto gives a series of clues and guidelines for a sustainable urbanization of contemporary African metropolis. |
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| Physical Description: | 238 pages : chiefly color illustrations, plans ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9783944074283 3944074289 |