Creative Cities in Africa: Critical Architecture and Urbanism

"The emphasis on creativity in this inviting volume on urbanism is a well-chosen prism for the diverse curiosities, insights, perspectives, and narratives on African cities as innovative spaces."― Francis B. Nyamnjoh, University of Cape Town

"A jazz-like score of multiplicitous African cities is what this carefully arranged collage of a book offers."― Alexander Opper, University of Johannesburg

How have politicians, planners, and power brokers deployed―or not―notions of creativity across the history of African cities from the colonial era to the present? The contributors to Creative Cities in Africa address this question as they frame critical approaches to architecture and urbanism and explore new and alternative forms of writing, thinking, and making the city.

CONTENTS:
* Introduction: What Do Creative Cities Create?―the Editors.
* Ville Fantôme: African Cities as Prolegomena―J. Cane.
* Johannesburg: The Nelson Mandela Bridge as a Sign of Urban Transformation―M. Sihlongonyane.
* Lubumbashi: An "Open Air Architectural Museum?" Shifting Narrations on the Architectural and Urban Landscapes of a (Post)colonial City in DR Congo―J. Lagae.
* Dakar: Scaffolding For Monuments to the African Renaissance―S. Josephy.
* Nairobi: Creative Empires of South African Design―N. Murray.
* Douala: Everydayness and Creativity Otherwise―L. March.
* Dalaba: Sol d'Exil―Â. Ferreira and J. Cane.
* Durban: Expressions of Sociocultural Identities in the Architecture of the Surat Hindu Association―S. Patel.
* Maputo: Monumentality and Architectural Discretion―D. Morton.
* Johannesburg: The Trinity Session and Empathic, Creative City-Making in Paterson Park―C. Rawhani.