While a few new residential developments improve racial mixing, most other developments do not.
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Architects give their views on a landmark skyscraper burning as Sudan’s capital is systematically destroyed.
A new approach to urban planning is needed to restore hope in African cities. There are three keys that can help unlock this.
Africa’s urban challenges are increasingly well known and documented. But the amount of data produced on urban Africa still pales in comparison to other parts of the world.
Johannesburg is not the most anxious or dangerous city in the world, but its global reputation, history and architecture make it a valuable site for thinking about how anxiety structures our lives.
If we learn from COVID-19, there are three key areas to tackle to make cities safer from outbreaks of future infectious diseases.
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Researcher: China-Africa: South African Institute of International Affairs, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior research fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Khartoum
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Researcher, Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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Assistant professor, University of Notre Dame
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Research fellow, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of Khartoum
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Professor of Architecture and SARChI: DST/NRF/SACN Research Chair in Spatial Transformation (Positive Change in the Built Environment), Tshwane University of Technology
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Senior Manager, Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Cape Town
