Afritechture

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Afritechture Podcast artwork

This podcast looks at architecture and urbanism in Africa to consider what the built environment can tell us about the past, present, and future of the the continent.

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Episode 5: Husuni Kubwa, Tanzania

Feb 10 2020 13 mins

Episode 4: Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire

Feb 02 2020 10 mins

Episode 3: Ndebele House Painting

Jan 26 2020 12 mins

Episode 2: The Apartheid Museum

Jan 19 2020 14 mins

In 2001, the Apartheid Museum opened in Johannesburg, South Africa. This podcast examines the history surrounding the museum's construction, its approach to memorializing a recent and traumatic past, and its controversial relationship to South Africa's present. Created by Annie Titan, Miranda Claxton, Madison Collins, Michelle Kang; Photo of museum by Annette Kurlyo.

Episode 1: Jardin Majorelle

Jan 12 2020 13 mins

UCLA Students America Perez and Jion Kim discuss the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakesh, Morocco, and examine its relationship to Orientalist painting and the fashion of Yves Saint-Laurent.