Afritechture

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This podcast looks at architecture and urbanism in Africa to consider what the built environment can tell us about the past, present, and future of the the continent.

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    • Feb 10, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 13m AVG DURATION
    • 5 EPISODES


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    Episode 5: Husuni Kubwa, Tanzania

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 13:22


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    Episode 4: Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 10:33


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    Episode 3: Ndebele House Painting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 12:50


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    Episode 2: The Apartheid Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 14:42


    In 2001, the Apartheid Museum opened in Johannesburg, South Africa. This podcast examines the history surrounding the museum's construction, its approach to memorializing a recent and traumatic past, and its controversial relationship to South Africa's present. Created by Annie Titan, Miranda Claxton, Madison Collins, Michelle Kang; Photo of museum by Annette Kurlyo.

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    Episode 1: Jardin Majorelle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 13:40


    UCLA Students America Perez and Jion Kim discuss the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakesh, Morocco, and examine its relationship to Orientalist painting and the fashion of Yves Saint-Laurent.

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