The World Cup is over but the stadiums and all the other infrastructure remains. What do the stadia mean for South Africa? In these brief essays (DOWNLOAD ArchiAfrika, July), Tanzeem Razak from Lemon Pebble Design and Guy Trangos, architect and design tutor, reflect upon the effects of the tournament and the impact Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg has had in terms of its potential to stitch together a fragmented city and in realigning a contemporary identity for the country. Click on "Read More"
Meanwhile,Tuuli Saarela, based in Ghana, shares her thoughts on the pros and cons of the Cup of Nations played in Ghana in 2008.
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BLUEPRINTS OF PARADISE COMPETITION FOR AFRICAN ARCHITECTS, ARTISTS & PLANNERS
Too often, plans for Africa are made on Western drawing tables. These plans barely fit today’s reality. So what would you put forward when it comes to presenting the aspirations of Africa?
Architects, artists and visionaries of African descent are invited to enter their ideas to the competition: Blueprints of Paradise, a competition set up by two Dutch organisations, the Afrika Museum (Berg en Dal) and African Architecture Matters (Utrecht).
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