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Africa Architecture Initiative Past Lectures

Past Lectures at the University of Florida

Lecture & Workshop: “Learnt in Translation”
with Architect Peter Rich, Johannesburg, South Africa

Workshop: “Confronting the challenge of working in an African context”
with Professor Donna Cohen, Design 8 Studio

Lecture: “Step by Step: Building Schools in Africa” 
with Architect Diebedo Francis Kere, Burkina Faso/Germany

Lecture: “Architecture and Urbanism in Italy’s African Empire”
with Dr. David Rifkind, Assistant Professor Florida International University

Lecture: “Between Tradition and Modernity, The Work of a Contemporary Ethiopian Architect”
with Architect Fasil Giorghis, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Lecture: “Historic Preservation and Cultural Heritage Management at Aksum and Lalibela, Ethiopia: The Challenges of World Bank and European Union Funding of Cultural Heritage Projects”
with Architect Fasil Giorghis, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Lecture: “Why have we abandoned the Mud Hut?”
with Architect Joe Osae-Addo, Accra, Ghana

Workshop: “Proposal for Luana Gardens
with Design 8 Studio, Professor Donna Cohen

Lecture: “Beyond Design: The Women’s Center Rufisque, Senegal”
with Architect Hollmen Reuter Sandman, Helsinki, Finland