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Adjaye Africa Architecture

David Adjaye Edited by Peter Allison
At just over forty, David Adjaye is one of the worlds most exciting and accomplished architects, and has built many highly acclaimed houses and public buildings in the UK and USA. Over a ten-year period, the Tanzanianborn, London-based architect has visited 53 major African cities and photographed thousands of buildings, sites and places that few of us will ever be able to visit. This 7-volume slipcased edition documents Adjayes tribute to African metropolitan architecture. The individual volumes present cities according to the terrain in which they are situated the Maghreb, Desert, The Sahel, Savannah and Grassland, Mountain and Highveld, and Forest. Each city is shown in a concise urban history, fact file, maps and satellite imagery, along with Adjayes personal travel notes and dozens of photographs of the citys civic, commercial and residential architecture. All six terrain volumes feature an introductory essay by Adjaye, and a separate volume is dedicated to essays by leading academics and commentators on Africa.

Provisional Publication September 2011

Extent 576pp in 7 volumes Size 29.7 x 24.5cm Illustrations c.4,000 illustrations Binding Slipcased paperbacks Price 65.00 ISBN 978 0 500 289143

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One of the most original and important architectural publications of our time: a beautifully produced, 7-volume slipcased survey of African cities and their extraordinary architecture as seen by one of the worlds most celebrated international architects. An epic act of homage to a continent and a unique snapshot of urban Africa today. Includes essays by Kwame Anthony Appiah, Suzanne Preston Blier, Nana Oforiatta Ayim, Okwui Enwezor, Garth Myers & Jenny Robinson and Naigzy Gebremedhin. An encyclopaedic resource covering 53 cities and all types of architecture, from civic buildings and rich villas to street shops and shanty towns. The images are accompanied by Adjayes professional insights and analyses as well as texts by leading academics and commentators on Africa.
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Vol 1. Essays Vol 2.The Maghreb (north Africa) Vol 3. Desert Vol 4. The Sahel (the semi-arid region between the Sahara and the south Vol 5. Forest Vol 6. Savanna and Grassland Vol 7. Mountain and Highveld
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David Adjaye OBE, founder and Principal of Adjaye Associates, is Visiting Professor of Architectural Design at Princeton University. Among his previous books are David Adjaye Houses and David Adjaye: Making Public Buildings, both of which were edited by Peter Allison, a London-based exhibition curator and teacher.
25 February 2011 All information is provisional and subject to change

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