Leading architect David Adjaye has stepped out of his regular line of work to photograph and document key cities in Africa as part of an ongoing project to study new patterns of urbanism. The photographs are displayed at the Design Museum, in an exhibition titled Urban Africa.
URBAN AFRICA, 31st March – 5th September 2010
DESIGN MUSEUM
Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD (020 7940 8790)
Adjaye has photographed the salient features of of Africa’s cities including suburban settlements, unofficial developments and townscapes. The photographs reveal the cities themselves and examine the buildings and places which have a special resonance with Adjaye’s preoccupations as an architect.
The photographs are presented as a series of large-scale projections, set against a backdrop of African beats specially composed for the exhibition by Peter Adjaye.
Often regarded as a continent defined by underdevelopment, poverty, war, and tourism, through this exhibition Adjaye presents Africa in a different light.
All photographs by David Adjaye
This exhibition coincides with Sustainable Futures, an exhibition exploring a range of products, concepts and projects that address issues of sustainability in their design.
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