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<p>Nigerian architect, urban planner, and educator <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9513" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Aradeon</a> returns to the theme of his influential 11 February 1998 lecture with a reconsideration Nigerian architecture. The presentation was part of an online panel "Architecture: The Search for Identity, Justice & Continuity," presented by <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9070" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A3:Archives of African Architectures</a> and the <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/7195" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aga Khan Documentation Center</a>, MIT Libraries.</p>

<p>In this presentation, part of the Opening Panel of the A3-Archnet collaboration, South African architect <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/10779" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mokena Makeka</a>, a Principal of<a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/10831" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Dalberg Advisors</a>, discusses the theme of "Architecture: The Search for Identity, Justice & Continuity," both from a trans-national, historical perspective and in relation to his own work.</p>

<p>A presentation by Kuukuwa Manful, Principal Investigator of the Building Early Accra Project discussed efforts to document architecture and urban development in <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/3478" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Accra</a>, Ghana. The project involved the conservation, digitization, and dissemination of archives relating to the early urban history of Accra.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also from the A3-Archnet Panel on Endangered Heritage, 31 July 2020:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9070?media_content_id=685510" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: Repurposing as Preservation, Sola Akintunde</a></li><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/sites/6398?media_content_id=689860" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: "Cultural Heritage, the Built Environment & Çultural Learning, Raji Isar</a></li></ul>

<p>A presentation by Yudhishtir Raj Isar of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture on the preservation of built cultural heritage and the involvement of the community. He concludes the presentation with a screening of short film by the <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/1903" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aga Khan Trust for Culture</a>, "<a href="https://youtu.be/F8373bb_vfs?si=4f3bNQOoL_bEcwgQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti: A Cultural Revival</a>."</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also from the A3-Archnet Panel on Endangered Heritage, 31 July 2020</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9070?media_content_id=685510" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: Repurposing as Preservation, Sola Akintunde</a></li><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9070?media_content_id=685505" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: Building Early Accra, Kuukuwa Manful</a></li></ul>

<p>A presentation by Sola Akintunde, Founder and Trustee of WASCH Trust, discusses projects that preserve architectural heritage through the adaptive reuse thereof, and the relationship of this process to the larger decolonization project.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also from the A3-Archnet Panel on Endangered Heritage, 31 July 2020: </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/sites/6398?media_content_id=689860" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: "Cultural Heritage, the Built Environment & Çultural Learning, Raji Isar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9070?media_content_id=685505" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: Building Early Accra, Kuukuwa Manful</a></li></ul>

<p>"From Collaborative to Collective Design in the Global South: 1 Case Study in Morocco by Aziza Chaouni Projects," is one of three presentations in "Architecture: The Search for Identity, Justice & Continuity," the first public panel of the <a href="https://www.archnet.org/collections/1764" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A3-Archnet collaboration</a>. In this presentation, <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/8859" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aziza Chaouni</a>, Founding Principal Architect of Aziza Chaouni Projects, discusses her work on the Masterplan of the <a href="https://www.archnet.org/sites/92" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sidi Harazem Thermal Bath Complex</a> in Morocco.</p>

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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.

834 Malindi Street Residence

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Mandhry Mosque Well

Africa Hall and ECA Conference Center

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Gidan Rumfa

Friday Mosque at Zaria

Masjid Fakhr al-Din

Mogadishu, Somalia

Al-Anwar Mosque

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Kaedi Regional Hospital

Kaedi, Mauritania

Alliance Franco-Senegalaise

Kaolack, Senegal

Bugesera Early Childhood Development Centre

Nyabyondo, Rwanda

Reading the Contemporary African City

conference proceedings

Lectures de la ville africaine contemporaine

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

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

The Future of African Cities

journal article

The Importance Of The Manufacture And Industrializations Of Building Materials In The Advancement Of Urbanization In Africa

Sebastian Schutyser: Mali

A3-Archnet Collaborative for the Documentation of Africa's Built Heritage

Tunis in the Husaynid Period: Urban Design and Planning Principles in Traditional Islamic Cities

Art Deco Architecture in Cairo

International Tangier: Morocco & the Mediterranean in the early 20th c.

James de Vere Allen: Swahili Kingdoms

Survey of Comoros

Survey of Bagamoyo, Tanzania

Moorish Monuments of Algeria: richness and diversity

Aga Khan Visual Archive: Nigeria

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.

<p>Nigerian architect, urban planner, and educator <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9513" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Aradeon</a> returns to the theme of his influential 11 February 1998 lecture with a reconsideration Nigerian architecture. The presentation was part of an online panel "Architecture: The Search for Identity, Justice & Continuity," presented by <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9070" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A3:Archives of African Architectures</a> and the <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/7195" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aga Khan Documentation Center</a>, MIT Libraries.</p>

<p>In this presentation, part of the Opening Panel of the A3-Archnet collaboration, South African architect <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/10779" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mokena Makeka</a>, a Principal of<a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/10831" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Dalberg Advisors</a>, discusses the theme of "Architecture: The Search for Identity, Justice & Continuity," both from a trans-national, historical perspective and in relation to his own work.</p>

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<p>A presentation by Kuukuwa Manful, Principal Investigator of the Building Early Accra Project discussed efforts to document architecture and urban development in <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/3478" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Accra</a>, Ghana. The project involved the conservation, digitization, and dissemination of archives relating to the early urban history of Accra.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also from the A3-Archnet Panel on Endangered Heritage, 31 July 2020:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9070?media_content_id=685510" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: Repurposing as Preservation, Sola Akintunde</a></li><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/sites/6398?media_content_id=689860" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: "Cultural Heritage, the Built Environment & Çultural Learning, Raji Isar</a></li></ul>

<p>A presentation by Yudhishtir Raj Isar of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture on the preservation of built cultural heritage and the involvement of the community. He concludes the presentation with a screening of short film by the <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/1903" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aga Khan Trust for Culture</a>, "<a href="https://youtu.be/F8373bb_vfs?si=4f3bNQOoL_bEcwgQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti: A Cultural Revival</a>."</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also from the A3-Archnet Panel on Endangered Heritage, 31 July 2020</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9070?media_content_id=685510" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: Repurposing as Preservation, Sola Akintunde</a></li><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9070?media_content_id=685505" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: Building Early Accra, Kuukuwa Manful</a></li></ul>

<p>A presentation by Sola Akintunde, Founder and Trustee of WASCH Trust, discusses projects that preserve architectural heritage through the adaptive reuse thereof, and the relationship of this process to the larger decolonization project.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also from the A3-Archnet Panel on Endangered Heritage, 31 July 2020: </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/sites/6398?media_content_id=689860" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: "Cultural Heritage, the Built Environment & Çultural Learning, Raji Isar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/9070?media_content_id=685505" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endangered Heritage: Building Early Accra, Kuukuwa Manful</a></li></ul>

<p>"From Collaborative to Collective Design in the Global South: 1 Case Study in Morocco by Aziza Chaouni Projects," is one of three presentations in "Architecture: The Search for Identity, Justice & Continuity," the first public panel of the <a href="https://www.archnet.org/collections/1764" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A3-Archnet collaboration</a>. In this presentation, <a href="https://www.archnet.org/authorities/8859" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aziza Chaouni</a>, Founding Principal Architect of Aziza Chaouni Projects, discusses her work on the Masterplan of the <a href="https://www.archnet.org/sites/92" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sidi Harazem Thermal Bath Complex</a> in Morocco.</p>

834 Malindi Street Residence

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Mandhry Mosque Well

Africa Hall and ECA Conference Center

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Gidan Rumfa

Friday Mosque at Zaria

Masjid Fakhr al-Din

Mogadishu, Somalia

Al-Anwar Mosque

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Kaedi Regional Hospital

Kaedi, Mauritania

Alliance Franco-Senegalaise

Kaolack, Senegal

Reading the Contemporary African City

conference proceedings

Lectures de la ville africaine contemporaine

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

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

The Future of African Cities

journal article

Sebastian Schutyser: Mali

A3-Archnet Collaborative for the Documentation of Africa's Built Heritage

Tunis in the Husaynid Period: Urban Design and Planning Principles in Traditional Islamic Cities

Art Deco Architecture in Cairo

International Tangier: Morocco & the Mediterranean in the early 20th c.

James de Vere Allen: Swahili Kingdoms

Survey of Comoros

Survey of Bagamoyo, Tanzania

Moorish Monuments of Algeria: richness and diversity