Ethiopian Ancient Architecture and The Ethiopian History – Documentary

This video gives good explanation about the history of Ethiopia and its ancient Architecture. You can see the interrelation between thousands years old construction’s design is related to the 600 years old by DaveEthio

Xavier Vilalta: Architecture at home in its community

When TED Fellow Xavier Vilalta was commissioned to create a multistory shopping mall in Addis Ababa, he panicked. Other centers represented everything he hated about contemporary architecture: wasteful, glass towers requiring tons of energy whose design had absolutely nothing to do with Africa. In this charming talk, Vilalta shows how he champions an alternative approach: […]