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		<title>M&#8217;Afrique</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Interiors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Adjaye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fabrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Designed by African-American designer Stephen Burks and presented by Italian furniture maker Moroso at the 2009 Milan Design Week, the M'Afrique exhibition aims to use furniture as the vehicle to showcase the aesthetic influences and diversity of the continent with the creativity of a few of the great artists and exponents of contemporary African culture.
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-405" title="Binta" src="http://www.afritecture.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/binta-philippebesternheider.jpg" alt="Binta" width="384" height="177" />
<p>Using works by visual artists, photographers, interior designers, industrial designers, poets, and architects, the exhibition was the first to compile multiple disciplines in creation a complete and stunning collection.<p>]]></description>
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		<title>Kampala Serena</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interiors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape Architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hotel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kampala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luxury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahogany]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uganda's natural beauty inspires a sophisticated design approach to one of Africa's most elegant hotel properties.  Situated in Kampala, the land-locked country's bustling capital, the Kampala Serena Hotel blends indigenous themes with careful attention to the hotel chain's 5 Star details.
<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-383" title="Waterfall cascading into Pool" src="http://www.afritecture.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/main-590x442.jpg" alt="Waterfall cascading into Pool" width="590" height="442" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lamu Residence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 23:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Interiors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Local Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Off the northern coast of Kenya, on the island of Lamu, a house captures the spirit of its owner and is site.  Building on Lamu is never easy.  This centuries old island, with an old town that is a UNESCO protected Cultural Heritage Site, is accessible only by boat or air, and cars are not allowed.

<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-262" title="hosl03_modola" src="http://www.afritecture.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hosl03_modola-590x488.jpg" alt="hosl03_modola" width="590" height="488" />
Despite the challenges, owner Suno Kay Osterweis, an aficionado of the local swahili culture, and architect Claudio Modola, worked together to create a home that celebrates local aesthetics and building forms. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical Transplant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 19:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Interiors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marrakech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morocco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Situated in Key West, Florida, this contemporary home with strong Moorish influences for Actress Veronica Webb is a tropical oasis transplanted from Morocco.]]></description>
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		<title>Tracing the Threads that Join America and Africa</title>
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		<comments>http://www.afritecture.org/architecture/tracing-the-threads-that-join-america-and-africa#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 22:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freelon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington DC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Adjaye, lead designer of the the team of Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup, is selected to design the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.]]></description>
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