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PublisherIndependently Published
ISBN-101088431615
ISBN-139781088431610
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Book TitleMusseques of Luanda : Housing in Angola
Number of Pages126 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUrban & Land Use Planning
Publication Year2010
GenreArchitecture
AuthorTroufa Real
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight11.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width8.5 in
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SynopsisThe Housing Bureau of Angola was a technical department created in 1974 to assess and solve the array of technical and financial problems facing the local people's committees.The New Golfe housing project' (NGB), was one of the projects undertaken by the Housing Bureau of Angola. It became notable within the context of the city of Luanda as much for the fact that it was planned with the direct participation of the local population as for the disruptive execution of the building plans., Preface by Am ncio Guedes Documentation on social housing in the Portuguese African territories before, during and after the 74 revolution remains extremely scarce. Jos Troufa REal s post-graduate thesis done at the Architectural Association School in London in the late seventies on the work in Luanda, Angola before the revolution, during the transition and after Independence is a fundamental contribution to a subject, which has remained shrouded in obscurity (...)After 25 years of almost incessant civil war Luanda is a broken city of over 3 million people where the inhabitants of the Musseques have continued to survive by reverting to their well-tried traditional life style. It is to be fervently hoped that when the authorities intervene again they will ponder on the actions of the Planning Department described here by Troufa Real, and be inspired to base their policies on this successful and significant experiment., Preface by Am'ncio Guedes Documentation on social housing in the Portuguese African territories before, during and after the ´74 revolution remains extremely scarce. José Troufa REal´s post-graduate thesis done at the Architectural Association School in London in the late seventies on the work in Luanda, Angola before the revolution, during the transition and after Independence is a fundamental contribution to a subject, which has remained shrouded in obscurity (...)After 25 years of almost incessant civil war Luanda is a broken city of over 3 million people where the inhabitants of the Musseques have continued to survive by reverting to their well-tried traditional life style. It is to be fervently hoped that when the authorities intervene again they will ponder on the actions of the Planning Department described here by Troufa Real, and be inspired to base their policies on this successful and significant experiment.
