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World Habitat Awards: 13th & 14th October 2010 Identifying and promoting examples of good housing practice.	African Perspectives 2009: Expedition to Maputo Booklet available to order online.
« Nomadic Structures » hit SA’s roads A collaborative project by two Swiss artists be installed in various urban and rural locations in South Africa.	Bamako Symposium: Tapping Local Resources for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century 2ND Bamako Summer School: A call is made to arts professionals, researchers and interested others for contributions.
ArchiAfrika 'Maputo' Edition - Newsletter January 2010 Read the ArchiAfrika 'Maputo' Edition - January 2010 Newsletter here.	CasaArt - Africa's Largest Theatre to be built in Morocco Casablanca set to boast new space for art and culture by 2015.

"Losing the Sense of Thatch" by R. A. Oppong
Changing trends in traditional African architecture; Reflections on the use of thatch as a roofing material.
Activism through Architecture and Urban Design. By Diane Arvanitakis
Full report on SHiFT: Social Housing Focus Trust in South Africa

Rexford A. Oppong - Bio & PhD Research Overview
"Architectural Taste/Habitus - Conflicts and Contradictions in Search of Responsive Green Urban Architecture in Ghana (A Case for Africa)".
Regina Njeri Muchai - Physical Planner; Nairobi, Kenya
How can the community be involved in planning and in the setting of appropriate local standards?