TY - JOUR
T1 - Looking like developed
T2 - Aesthetics and ethics in Rwandan housing projects
AU - Sho, Yutaka
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Taylor and Francis.
PY - 2014/7/3
Y1 - 2014/7/3
N2 - This article examines the relationship between "modern" aesthetics and ethics in the context of Rwandan architecture and urbanism. In Rwanda, global capital and the general desire for an improved life manifest in the built environment, and both urban high-rises and rural villages attempt to look like "modern" buildings from the northern hemisphere. The "modern" aesthetics take on the difficult task of dealing with memories of the past violence as an integral process of development. Using Rwandan housing projects as a case study, this article investigates the meanings, expectations, and possibilities for modern aesthetics.
AB - This article examines the relationship between "modern" aesthetics and ethics in the context of Rwandan architecture and urbanism. In Rwanda, global capital and the general desire for an improved life manifest in the built environment, and both urban high-rises and rural villages attempt to look like "modern" buildings from the northern hemisphere. The "modern" aesthetics take on the difficult task of dealing with memories of the past violence as an integral process of development. Using Rwandan housing projects as a case study, this article investigates the meanings, expectations, and possibilities for modern aesthetics.
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U2 - 10.1080/10464883.2014.937237
DO - 10.1080/10464883.2014.937237
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907966446
SN - 1046-4883
VL - 68
SP - 199
EP - 208
JO - Journal of Architectural Education
JF - Journal of Architectural Education
IS - 2
ER -