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With 600 million people expected to migrate to African cities by 2050, Africa must rethink its architecture as existing approaches have proven inadequate.
Feb 21, 2025
Photo illustration by Dami Mojid / THE REPUBLIC. Source Ref: Union Building by Herbert Baker, South Africa. Léo Doctors’ Housing, Burkina Faso. / KÉRÉ ARCHITECTURE. Tower in the Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe. / WIKIMEDIA. Map of German East Africa (Korogwe) / LOC GOV.
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is an essayist based in Johannesburg, South Africa.



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