Researchers and scholars examine in a panel discussion the interaction of citizens with state buildings, focusing in particular on Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. A documentary film will be screened during the meeting.
The symposium will discuss the way in which different economic and delivery models can lead to positive change and will explore how enduring spatial and educational frameworks lock cities into regressive environments that fail to promote inclusion and justice.
The event will focus on three key issues: what are the important themes of African architectural and urban history that most urgently require scholarly investigation? Who should be responsible for writing African architectural and urban history, and what kinds of approaches or formats should they be using to do so? What could African architectural and urban history contribute that might be challenging to architectural practice and education elsewhere around the world?
Screening of two short films and a panel discussion on what it means to be an African architect, what are the conditions, creative opportunities and challenges that give the term African a meaning beyond a geographical or racial definition.
Panel discussion at the Bulgarian Pavilion (Dorsoduro 919).
