Protest has always been a powerful tool for creating change, and public spaces provide a platform for social engagement in societies. As part of the International Day of Democracy, we examine Africa, its series of emerging protests in the past year, and how citizens in various countries question political justice, demand better living standards from their government, and interrogate their nation’s sovereignty. With demonstrations ranging from organized large-scale marches to smaller spontaneous outbursts, residents of these countries have explored public spaces in symbolic and significant ways to amplify their voices. These spaces include public squares with cultural and historical meaning, sites of political buildings, or makeshift protest areas such as roads and open areas. Through this, African cities show how people make these spaces their own and how the power of their conglomeration cannot be ignored in unwrapping the democratic essence of public spaces.
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Medical Housing Compound / Studio Tam associati
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Architects: Studio Tam associati: Studio tamassociati – Raul Pantaleo, Massimo Lepore, Simone Sfriso, con Pietro Parrino y Gino Strada
- Year: 2009
https://www.archdaily.com/52911/medical-housing-compound-studio-tam-associatiNico Saieh
Prayer & Meditation Pavillion / Studio Tam associati
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Architects: Studio Tam associati
https://www.archdaily.com/18901/prayer-meditation-pavillion-studio-tam-associatiNico Saieh
Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery / Studio Tam associati
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Architects: Studio Tam associati
- Year: 2007
https://www.archdaily.com/19061/salam-centre-for-cardiac-surgery-studio-tam-associatiNico Saieh