Building Africa

Regional Surveys
Reference

This collection is a selection of Archnet resources relating to architecture and Muslim communities on the continent of Africa. It is a small but representative sampling of the materials available.

Images & Videos

Architecture: The Search for Identity, Justice & Continuity. Lecture by David Aradeon
video
"Architecture: The Search for Identity, Justice & Continuity". Presentation by Mokena Makeka, architect
MP4
IAA706600
digital graphic
Endangered Heritage: Building Early Accra, Kuukuwa Manful
MP4
Endangered Heritage: "Cultural Heritage, the Built Environment & Çultural Learning, Raji Isar
MP4
Endangered Heritage: Repurposing as Preservation, Sola Akintunde
MP4
"From Collaborative to Collective Design in the Global South: 1 Case Study in Morocco" by Aziza Chaouni, architect
video

Sites

Gidan Rumfa
Kano, Nigeria
Friday Mosque at Zaria
Zaria, Nigeria
Africa Hall and ECA Conference Center
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Al-Anwar Mosque
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Friday Mosque (Harar)
Harar, Ethiopia
834 Malindi Street Residence
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Small Domed Mosque
Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania
Independence Monument
Accra, Ghana
Pillar Tomb
Mnarani, Kenya
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Documents

Lectures de la ville africaine contemporaine
conference proceedings
Reading the Contemporary African City
conference proceedings
ArchiAfrika Conference Proceedings: Modern Architecture in East Africa around Independence
conference proceedings
The African Museum
magazine article
Walking and Cycling in Africa - Evidence and Good Practice to Inspire Action
report
Afro-Brazilian Mosques in West Africa
magazine article
Building Toward Community: ADAUA's Work in West Africa
magazine article
The Archeological and Architectural Heritage of East Africa
book section
The Future of African Cities
journal article
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Child Collections

A3-Archnet Collaborative for the Documentation of Africa's Built Heritage
Sebastian Schutyser: Mali
International Tangier: Morocco & the Mediterranean as seen from Tangier in the Early 20th c.
Tunis in the Husaynid Period: Urban Design and Planning Principles in Traditional Islamic Cities
Art Deco Architecture in Cairo
James de Vere Allen: Swahili Kingdoms
Survey of Comoros
Survey of Bagamoyo, Tanzania
Moorish Monuments of Algeria: richness and diversity
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