Building Africa is delighted to announce the second of its speaker events, ‘The languages of contemporary architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa: 1960-2020', by Tomà Berlanda.
17.00-18.30, Thursday 8 February
Brunei Gallery, SOAS, 10 Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG
The event is free and open to everyone.
To register for this event and to see details of the rest of the programme, visit this link.
The Building Africa Exhibition runs from 11 January to 16 March 2024 at the Brunei Gallery at SOAS. It is open until 20.00 on Thursdays
The languages of contemporary architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa: 1960-2020
Why talk about languages? Rewriting the canon – or at least recognizing that the Western canon is not the only lens through which to look at the world – seems a way to tackle the hidden complexities that surround “global” history. In this regard architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa offers elements that can be brought into a less linear and more complex reading of the historiographical narrative.
Tomà Berlanda is Professor of Architectural Technology at the Politecnico di Torino. His research focuses on non-stereotypical readings of urban settings and landscapes in Eastern and Southern Africa. He has co-founded asa studio and astudio.space, two collaborative practices that have produced internationally recognised design work. His publications include Architectural Topographies (2014), and Interpreting Kigali (together with K. H. Smith, 2018).