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Jurisdiction- confusion? Wtf?

Post by Zmeselo » 13 Apr 2021, 10:39

:lol:

Has the US Embassy in Ethiopia, shut its doors or something?


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Re: Jurisdiction- confusion? Wtf?

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Architecture highlights from northeast Africa include projects from Sudan and Somalia

Tom Ravenscroft

https://www.dezeen.com/2021/04/07/archi ... a-somalia/

7 April 2021

In the fourth part of our collaboration with Dom Publishers, https://www.dezeen.com/tag/sub-saharan- ... ure-guide/ the editors of the Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide pick their architectural highlights from countries in northeast Africa.

With contributions from nearly 350 authors, the Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide https://dom-publishers.com/products/sub-saharan-africa aims to be a comprehensive guide to architecture in the African countries that lie south of the Sahara.


Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide is a seven-volume book focused on architecture in Africa

The fourth volume of the seven-volume publication is named Eastern Africa from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa and focuses on the architecture of Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia.

Read on for picks from the region selected by the book's editors Philipp Meuser and Adil Dalbai:


N'Djamena Grand Hotel, N'Djamena, by TAU ⁄ Photo by Roberto Sechi, Luca Compri

Chad

The N'Djamena Grand Hotel is part of an architectural complex designed to host big political events. It is situated in N'Djamena city centre, overlooking the Chari River. The building is characterised by its palace-like structure and its rectangular shape.

The facade of this hotel building clearly shows the Arabic influence on Chadian architecture. The repetitive patterns of the facade give the building a grandeur that many modern mosques can hardly match.

In total, it has eight levels. On the ground floor is the lobby (a double-height space), the restaurant, the cafeteria, the meeting room, and all of the administrative offices. The 187 bedrooms cover the remaining floors and have varying sizes: the higher the floor number, the bigger and more luxurious the rooms become, ending with the deluxe executive suites on the top floor.


Al-Nilein Mosque, Morada, Gamar Eldowla Abdelgadir Photo is by Ibrahim Z Bahreldin

Sudan

Al-Nilein Mosque stands near the confluence of the two Niles, facing west onto the White Nile. It was a graduation project by Gamar Eldowla Abdelgadir, one of the University of Khartoum's architecture students during the mid-1970s.

The project comprises three components: the mosque, the library, and the space for communal activities. Shaped like a giant shell, the main building's geodesic dome shelters a large column-less room, where the walls are continuously connected through the curved ceiling.

The form of this mosque almost resembles a coconut macaroon – even if strictly devout Muslims don't like to hear that. But from an architectural point of view, it is a true masterpiece.


Juba International Airport Juba, by China Communications Construction Company. Photo is by Hanming Huang

South Sudan

Following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the establishment of the autonomous government of Southern Sudan, the building of a new, modern airport was initiated in 2009, but was marred by successive failures, which led to the squandering of vast sums of public money.

An unfinished terminal remains in that state and has been left abandoned. A new terminal with two halls was erected next to it and was finally inaugurated in October 2018.

The airport may not be photographed for security reasons. From an architectural point of view, it is hardly worthy of a photo, too.

What is interesting here again is that China has also extended its claws into South Sudan and has taken the small state in Africa under its wings as part of its global trade network.


Fiat Tagliero Service Station, Asmara. Designed by Giuseppe Petazzi. Photo is by Katharina Paulweber

Eritrea

The Fiat Tagliero Service Station is probably the most remarkable building in Asmara and perhaps one of the finest examples of futurist architecture in Africa and the world.

Giuseppe Pettazzi designed the building to resemble the streamlined and dynamic form of a plane, and translated the modernist spirit of his time into a build manifesto. Its cantilevered concrete wings have a span of 30 metres and hang unsupported above street level.

The colonial architecture of the 20th century is a reminder of an inglorious chapter in European-African history. It is linked to racism and exploitation. It is no different in Eritrea.

But the Italian occupiers left behind an architectural heritage that is unique in the world. One could almost think that the architects were more creative in Africa than in their European homeland.


Djibouti Cathedral, Djibouti. Designed by, Joseph Müller. Photo is by Philipp Meuser

Djibouti

A masterpiece of architecture! A clear cube, a successful composition of the entrance and a facade made of seashells that seems almost more mystical than the Word of God – no church can be built better!

Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti) was built on the site of a previous church, Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc. The Bishop of Djibouti at the time, Henri Hoffmann, backed its construction, and the Catholic church was consecrated in January 1964.

The architect of the church, Joseph Müller (1906–1992), who drew its plans free of charge, acquired the nickname Kirchenmüller for the many religious buildings he designed at home in France and abroad, from the 1940s to the 1960s.


Lideta Market, Addis Ababa, by Architect ⁄ Xavier Vilalta. Photo is by Jennifer Tobolla

Ethiopia

Another cube. Another mystical building that works with the staging of light. But this is not a sacred building, it's a shopping temple!

The Lideta Market in Addis Ababa is a 14,200-square-metre multistorey building designed by Xavier Vilalta for a competition in 2010. It is located in an area that has been redeveloped within the frame of the government's housing programme.

The surrounding buildings define a dense and lively neighbourhood. The project is a simple rectangular volume with a carved interior void that creates an inclined atrium, which delivers a spatial quality to a traditional market layout.

The building is enclosed by a perforated concrete facade, which allows natural ventilation and light to flow in. The pattern of the facade is inspired by traditional Ethiopian dress and makes the building a landmark in the area.


Binocularsi, Mogadishu, designed by Carlo Enrico Rava. Photo is by Heimo Liendl

Somalia

The Italian colonial heritage in Somalia is less preserved than in Eritrea. And the Arc de Triomphe is more irritating than reminiscent of an architectural heritage of world importance.

But the civil war has preserved few architectural monuments. Thus, even an almost destroyed relic of the Italian occupiers can become part of a new national identity.

This triumphal arch was designed by the Italian architect Carlo Enrico Rava and realised by the Ciccotti company to celebrate King Vittorio Emanuele III's visit to Mogadishu in December 1934. It stands by the seafront near the customs section of the old port, on a square formerly known as Piazza 21 April.

The arch is made up of rounded twin towers, joined in the middle – hence the name Binoculars.
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Re: Jurisdiction- confusion? Wtf?

Post by Jaegol » 13 Apr 2021, 13:38

Good question? :roll:
Why on earth would American embassy in Eritrea be talking about a region or a province of Ethiopia? Juntanistan :lol: :lol:
Do they think Tigray is part of Eritrea? Or they think Tigray is independent?
I bet you they have evil intentions for the region :roll: :shock: :idea:

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Re: Jurisdiction- confusion? Wtf?

Post by gearhead » 13 Apr 2021, 19:10

Meta-prognostic social psychometric analysis, now actually being backed by data on the ground is an eritrean-amhara fallout, isu L10,L90 of 5month, 5years assisted unassisted respectively, requires messaging from an area which backs the the predictive data! As usual, zemeselo's head will spin over the obvious but alas, the only resistance is coming from tigray and not eritrea, as there is no sober psychology that is worth asking!

Horn will be redrawn away from amhara entitled and negative psychology! It is a done deal!
Jaegol wrote:
13 Apr 2021, 13:38
Good question? :roll:
Why on earth would American embassy in Eritrea be talking about a region or a province of Ethiopia? Juntanistan :lol: :lol:
Do they think Tigray is part of Eritrea? Or they think Tigray is independent?
I bet you they have evil intentions for the region :roll: :shock: :idea:

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