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Browsing Conference Papers and Presentations (African Perspectives) by Subject "City centre"
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Vio, G.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A.
(Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
The water of Venice protects the city, sets the boundaries, and connects the city to the sea. The same importance can be given to water in many urban cultures around Africa.
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Nawangwe, B.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A.
(Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
The Kibuga was the capital of the Buganda Kingdom at the time the British declared a protectorate over this very
well organised kingdom in 1900. The Kibuga comprised of the king’s palace at the centre of the settlement, ...
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Coralli, M.; Palumbo, M.A.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A.
(Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
This text summarizes an ongoing research project focussing on how to understand African city evolution in a
globalized context. We aim to redefine the approach of understanding a diversity of changes. This project intends
to ...
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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 ...