Contributions

  • Forster, Larissa - Contributor
  • Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Contributor
  • IWALEWA-Haus (Bayreuth, Germany) - Contributor
  • Goethe-Institut (Nairobi, Kenya) - Contributor

Publication

2012 - Jacana, Auckland Park, South Africa

Language

English

Word Count

82,000 words, Guess

Page Count

328 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC709.6
  • LCCNX587 .A37 2012

Description

Examines urban structures and development patterns of Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa, and Johannesburg through the eyes of European and African artists. Includes texts on the subject "City and Film;" the colonial planning practice of Ernst May in East Africa; an interview with the London architect David Adjaye and a picture essay on the informal architectures of the five cities.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • AfropolisJacana2012

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