Addis Ababa. A Manifesto On African Progress
Addis Ababa. A Manifesto On African Progress
$40.00
E. Dirk + Hebel E.a
Ruby Press 2019
SKU: S01788
This publication is centred around twelve manifesto points towards a people-centred urbanism and an architecture of belonging in times of rapid global urbanisation. 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. Adressing policy makers, architects and urban planners alike, the manifesto gives a series of clues and guidelines for a sustainable urbanisation of contemporary African metropolis.
PB/ 224pp.
