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Kinshasa


  • C.I.V.A.
  • by Johan Lagae
This book explores the urban space of Kinshasa by zone: (A) Mont Ngaliema (B) the railway (C) the river/port (D) the monumental axes (E) Avenue Kasa-Vubu (F) the new housing estates. While several of these sites are of architectural interest, they are above all keys to a better understanding of the multiplicity of factors and specific players that have shaped the city's urban landscape.

ISBN 9782930391489 | EN-FR | PB
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Publisher C.I.V.A.
ISBN 9782930391489
Author(s) by Johan Lagae
Publication date September 2013
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 224 x 140 mm
Pages 208
Language(s) Eng/ French edition
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This book explores the urban space of Kinshasa by zone: (A) Mont Ngaliema (B) the railway (C) the river/port (D) the monumental axes (E) Avenue Kasa-Vubu (F) the new housing estates.

While several of these sites are of architectural interest, they are above all keys to a better understanding of the multiplicity of factors and specific players that have shaped the city's urban landscape.


Cet ouvrage explore l'espace urbain de Kinshasa par zone: (A) le Mont Ngaliema (B) le chemin de fer (C) le fleuve/port (D) les axes monumentaux (E) l'avenue Kasa-Vubu (F) les nouvelles cités.

Si plusieurs de ces sites présentent un intérêt architectural, ils sont avant tout des clés de lecture qui permettent d'arriver à une meilleure compréhension de la multiplicité des facteurs et des acteurs spécifiques qui ont composé le paysage urbain de la ville.