A friend of mine had submited an entry to an African architectural competition . (I had helped him with the English text last autumn so he sent me an invite to the launch). He won a commendation, so gets to exhibit his work. It was a very interesting exhibition. No grand architectural statements - most of the work was about (re)designing Africa's very fluid public spaces.
The quality of the exhibits was outstanding - and it was also encouraging to see an exhibition envisaging Africa's future - rather than focusing on ethnographic curios (however fascinating they can be - focusing on them sends out messages of dead or dying cultures). It is showing till the end of October- so if you're in the area go check it out.
For some young people it was exciting to find out that water doesn't always come out of a tap.
And how important access to simple things - like plastic containers -can be for maintaining people's quality of life. How else are you going to carry water from the well?
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