Omar Degan @omar_degan
Pan-African Architect | Fragility and Emergency| @Tedx speaker | Principal of DOArchitectureGroup | Obama Africa Leader @ObamaFoundation doarchitecturegroup.com Joined September 2016-
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African Vernacular architecture hide some of the most sustainable practices of architecture, we must learn for those rather than looking at the western architecture. Africa was , is and will be the center of discussion .
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#Architecture is one of the tools that is currently used to empower the new colonization process that is undergoing in Africa . This time not with guns but with infrastructures and buildings . This narrative must be reshaped to benefit future generations and Africa itself. By…
Hey @ArchDaily, Without Africa and its 54 nations, the most diverse continent in the world. Home to 20% of the world’s population! You cannot call this a ‘Global survey?’ In your best new practice award you mentioned “…coming from Europe, South America, North America, Asia…
In the rush towards new, grand projects in #SaudiArabia, let's not forget the beauty of our architectural heritage which often occupies a secondary place. I would love to see more projects that are in line with the cultural heritage and traditions of the place. It's time to…
The VESSEL comes high in the list of useless architecture. The project is totally useless to be fair and has been closed since 2021 because of the high number of death related to it ( multiple people committed suicide) . A beautiful useless object.
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A very interesting read !
📢 CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS! 🌍 Do you have a project in need of architectural design expertise? I am currently seeking opportunities to undertake a PRO BONO project over the next few months. The project could be located EVERYWHERE in the world but it MUST be of communal use…
Paris was also this ….. the propaganda behind the urban history of cities in the west is kinda ridiculous.
Paris was also this ….. the propaganda behind the urban history of cities in the west is kinda ridiculous. https://t.co/1F6lAaMfaj
Architecture education , media , journalism it is still today in 2024 largely Eurocentric . We talk about the development of cities ? We use European or North American examples as “good models” Architects shared around the schools? Mainly western . Precedents selected for the…
One of the most intersting things about architecture in #africa is that in most cases is not designed by African architects . The most important commissions are either given to western architecture offices or to local architecture offices supported by a western one .
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