Interpreting Kigali, Rwanda: Architectural Inquiries and Prospects for a Developing African City

by Korydon H. Smith and Toma Berlanda

Rwanda, less than a generation removed from the 1994 Genocide, is experiencing a period of economic ascent and population growth. Its capital city, Kigali, is expected to triple in size within a generation, and positioned to become a premiere hub of commerce in central and eastern Africa.
Amidst this optimism, however, is limited land and material resources. Food security is in tension with environmental concerns, and government aspirations are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682260623
• ISBN13: 9781682260623
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 2.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.0" x 9.9"