Acronyms and abbreviations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. List of figures v
3. Acronyms and abbreviations viii
4. Introduction: What do creative cities create? 1
5. Chapter 1 Ville Fantôme: African cities as prolegomena 15
6. Chapter 2 Johannesburg: The Nelson Mandela Bridge as a sign of urban transformation 32
7. Chapter 3 Lubumbashi: An ‘open-air architectural museum’? Shifting narrations on the architectural and urban landscapes of a (post)colonial city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 50
8. Chapter 4 Dakar: Scaffolding for monuments to the African Renaissance 75
9. Chapter 5 Nairobi: Creative empires of South African design 92
10. Chapter 6 Douala: Everydayness and creativity otherwise 112
11. Chapter 7 Dalaba: Sol d’Exil 133
12. Chapter 8 Durban: Expressions of sociocultural identities in the architecture of the Surat Hindu Association 151
13. Chapter 9 Maputo: Monumentality and architectural discretion 174
14. Chapter 10 Johannesburg: The Trinity Session and empathic, creative city-making in Paterson Park 194
15. About the contributors 220
16. Index 225