Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Urban Indigenous Architecture

From CurryStone Design prize, one of their winners - MMA Architects:
MMA is pioneering is a new style of architecture that integrates and elevates African-inspired design in both rural and urban settings.Among MMA’s innovations is its ingenious design for low-cost homes commissioned in 2007 by Design Indaba, South Africa’s premier expo for local designers. The project paired 10 local and international architects with 10 families in the township of Freedom Park, a poor shantytown on the outskirts of Cape Town, to build experimental homes on the government subsidy budget of 50,000 South African rand, or $6,900...[continue reading]
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