Browsing Conference Papers and Presentations (African Perspectives) by Title

Browsing Conference Papers and Presentations (African Perspectives) by Title

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  • The woes of a " 'straight-jacketed' central business district" : the case of Odum, Kumasi 
    Afram, S.O.; Olympio, G.F.A.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    Kumasi is the traditional and administrative capital of the Ashanti Region. The location of its Central Business District (CBD) is, literally, in the geographical centre of the city, surrounded and hemmed in by residential ...
  • Working on cities : an experience from Kumasi, Ghana 
    African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Sirron-Kakpor, I.; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    The "Working on Cities studio" is a joint project by the Academy of Architecture Rotterdam, the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Working on cities : an experience from Kumasi, Ghana a design studio for architects and urban management students 
    Geurts, E.H.M.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    This paper describes the process of a studio and research project called ‘Working on Cities’ (WOC) by students from the Academy of Architecture and of the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies in Rotterdam, ...
  • Xilunguine, Lourenco, Marques, Maputo - structure and agency in urban form : past, present and future 
    Jenkins, P.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    This paper initially briefly reviews different approaches to urban studies in African urban areas as an introduction to the intention in establishing a link between an understanding of the social significance of the city ...