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With this page the Institute of Architecture and Planning of the University of Liechtenstein is documenting the design workshop for a Community Art Space of the local Maasai community, taking in July 2014 in Ololosokwan village of the Loliondo Division, Arusha Region, Tanzania.
The Community Art Space > CAS is a EU supported project by UNESCO Dar es Salaam in close cooperation with the local NGO IrkiRamat, the Netherlands-based expert organization African Architecture Matters, the Ardhi University of Dar es Salaam, and the University of Liechtenstein.
The project aims to use art and architecture as tools for local development of the Ololosokwan Maasai community in Tanzania. The new iconic building complex is going to create a unique relationship between the Maasai culture, tradition and the surrounding landscape.
During this design workshop the local Maasai women, the Ardhi and uni.li students are exploring the traditional Maasai construction technology and materials to create a new and contemporary design for the CAS.
We would like to thank the Liechtenstein Development Agency LED and all other doners for their great support - Ashe!