We present a significant contribution to the documentation of African architecture; a practice that worked consistently for many years, was prolific in output and contributed to a densifying and transforming city at a critical time in its development.
As a city is being destroyed, this is an opportunity to reflect on what it will take to rebuild while studying a body of work spanning over forty years and mostly based in Khartoum.
The book is available at this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/716eama4zhkkbybu58twp/Osac-Works-Book-Digital-Pdf-18012024.pdf?rlkey=at5z4flmg22okn2segd94kdzr&dl=0
For many years now, we have been working on the compilation of my father’s archives. We launched the book on Thursday the 18th January 2024.
You may visit these links to offer some background:
https://amiraosman.co.za/2016/10/29/the-osac-archives/;
https://theconversation.com/khartoum-the-creation-and-the-destruction-of-a-modern-african-city-205705;
https://theconversation.com/khartoum-creation-et-destruction-dune-ville-africaine-moderne-206534;
https://amiraosman.co.za/2023/05/26/a-love-story-let-me-tell-you-about-khartoum/;
https://theconversation.com/khartoums-burning-tower-architects-on-the-destruction-of-a-city-and-what-itll-take-to-rebuild-214004;
https://ilmanifesto.it/khartoum-nel-cuore;
https://theconversation.com/khartoums-burning-tower-architects-on-the-destruction-of-a-city-and-what-itll-take-to-rebuild-214004;
https://inchieste.ilgiornaledellarchitettura.com/khartoum-costruzione-e-distruzione-di-una-moderna-citta-africana/;