Cover image: A public space in Johannesburg. Credit: GIZ VCP, Inclusive violence and crime prevention programme.

Public Space and Placemaking in African Cities

Managing Editor: Luisa Bravo
Convenor: Ayanda Roji
Guest Editors: Tariq Toffa, Josephine M. Malonza

(published online on March 2024)

Published: 2024-03-31

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Editorial

Shaping the Public Space Discourse with the Global South

Luisa Bravo

1-2

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Rethinking Public Spaces in Africa

The Necessity for the Centre on African Public Spaces

Ayanda Roji

3-6

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'Here is a table’

Considering Contemporary African Public Spaces

Tariq Toffa, Josephine M. Malonza

7-16

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Academic

Memorialising Madiba in South Africa

The Role of Graphic Heritage and Toponymy in two Contrasting Urban Places

Robert George Harland, Yolandi Burger, Alison Barnes, Everardt Andre Burger

17-36

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African Spacemaking

Critical Narratives and Urban Co-Creation in Five Virtual Reality (VR) Productions

Andrea S. Kim, Vincenzo Cavallo

37-56

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Inclusive Environment

Disabled Bodies in the Built Environment of Dar es Salaam City

Nelly John Babere, Hillary Julius Mvungi

57-76

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Spatial Orders in Informal Settlements

A Study of the Kasokoso Neighbourhood in Kampala, Uganda

Brenda Kirabo, Mark Raphael Owor Olweny

77-92

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Public Spaces and Urban Revitalization

Evidence and Insights from Luanda

Ana Cristina Inglês

93-110

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Transforming Streets into Public Spaces Using Menged Le Sew as a Driver

From Traditional to Sustainable Planning

Anteneh Afework Mekonnen, Gabriel Ayobami Ogunkunbi

111-130

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Urban Infrastructure Redevelopments and Loss of Public Commons

The case of Freedom Park and Kitwe Zoo in Kitwe, Zambia

Precious Moyo Shoko

131-156

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Containment from Within

Women Entrepreneurs’ Strategies for Accessing Public Space and Securing Livelihoods in Nairobi during COVID-19 Pandemic

Anders Ese, Kristin Ese, Ida Zeline Lien, Joseph Mukeku, Romola Sanyal, Benjamin Sidori, Synne Bergby

157-174

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Fostering Functional Public Open Space within Low-income, Post-Apartheid Environments

Anees Arnold

175-198

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Seeing the City through Traffic Hawking and Merchandise Differentials

Urban and Suburban Differentials in Lagos Megacity

Henrietta Omo Eshalomi

199-216

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Largo da Peça in Benguela (Angola) and the Municipal Market in São Tomé (Sao Tomé and Príncipe)

The Production of Public Spaces in Portuguese Colonial Cities

Carlos Smaniotto Costa, Nagayamma Aragão, Isaac Santos, Diderot Neto

217-230

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Multiple Mnazi Mmoja

Exploring Identities of Contemporary African Urban Landscapes through an Experimental Architectural Studio: Unit 15X at the GSA

Finzi Saidi, Jabulani Absalom Makhubu, Dickson Adu-Agyei

231-250

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Young Residents’ Perceptions of Windhoek’s Streetscapes

The Uncanny Sense of Public Space in a Post-Colonial African Capital City

Stephanie Roland, Quentin Stevens, Katrina Simon

251-272

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Rethinking Public Open Space in Khartoum’s Low-income Neighbourhoods

Lessons from African Cities

Nadine Tarig

273-296

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Fleeting Public Place and Lasting Communities

Dog Walking in Johannesburg's Killarney Park

Carmel Rawhani

297-310

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Non Academic / Case study

From Kibera to Kalobeyei

Public Space as a Catalyst for Transformation and Integrated Planning

Pascal Mukanga, Bernard Heng, John Gendall, Jia Cong Ang, Shirley Chebet, Kezia Ojal, Jack Campbell Clause, Joe Mulligan

311-322

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Hoop it up, Loop it back, Repeat

A Decade of Memory and Interconnectivity at a Johannesburg Basketball Court

Alexandra Cunningham

323-342

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The State of Public Space in Lusaka

Garden Cities, Urban Development, Greenfield Sites

Heba Elhanafy

343-354

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Dialog-oriented Urban Design Processes and the Place-led Approach

Upgrading Informal Settlements in Maputo, Mozambique

Roland Krebs, Stefan Mayr, Carla Cortez, Shila de Morais, Ariela Oliveira, Theresa Koenig, Ricardo Rosão

355-368

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Public Space and Everyday Culture

Photo-stories of Fractional Place-making in Urban South Africa

Kathryn Ewing

369-378

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Transforming Life for Young People

Public Space Action in Informal Settlements in Sierra Leone

Gregor H. Mews, Nina Fredslund Ottosen, William Alpha, Paul Abu Kargbo

379-394

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Legislative Framework Influencing Public Space Development

The South African Experience of Racial Based Segregation Legislation and its impact on Public Space Development

Puvendra Akkiah

395-408

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From the Diversity of Endogenous Spaces to the Specificity of Exogenous Space

The case of Bab Lamrissa Square in Sale Morocco

Abdellah Moussalih

409-420

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Public Space in Cape Town

It's not about Design

Tamsin Phyllida Thokozile Faragher

421-435

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