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Reading the Contemporary African City
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Taylor, Brian Brace, editor. Reading the Contemporary African City. Singapore: Concept Media/Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 1983.
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Proceedings of Seminar Seven in the series Architectural Transformations in the Islamic World. Held in Dakar, Senegal, November 2-5, 1982.
Document Comprises
Introduction to Reading the Contemporary African City
Opening Remarks to Reading the Contemporary African City
Dakar Without Bounds
Pikine, Senegal: A Reading of a Contemporary African City
The Assimilation of Traditional Practices in Contemporary Architecture
Gorée, Dakar, Pikine
Symbols, Signs, Signals: Walls of the City
Mopti: Tradition in the Present, Elements for Reflection and Action in Medium-Sized Cities in Africa
Growth and Evolution of the Dakar Suburbs: The Case of Grand-Yoff
A Plan for Participative Improvement
An Experiment in Self-Help Construction: The Castors of Dakar
The "Improved Parcels of Land" Project
The Planned Habitat: HLMs, SICAP, Improved Parcels of Land
A Sterilizing Capital: Nouakchott
Site Visit to Rosso, Mauritania
Urban History and Tradition in the Sahel
The Ecology and Ideology of Cities on the Edge of the Desert
Logistical, Socio-Economic and Technical Aspects of Construction in Senegal
Nomination Procedures for Architects in West Africa
New Strategies in the Face of Urbanization in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Architecture, Urbanism and School Construction: The Actors
Comments to Reading the Contemporary African City
Concluding Remarks to Reading the Contemporary African City
Seminar Participants of Reading the Contemporary African City
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Brian Brace Taylor (editor)
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Lectures de la ville africaine contemporaine
Keywords
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
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city and regional development
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urban design
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urban development
Countries
Mali
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Mauritania
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Senegal
Language
English
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PDF / 35.3 MB
Document Date
1983
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