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Leilah Babirye’s art celebrates queer Ugandan identities
Jan 08, 2025by Manu Sharma Jan 08, 2025
Curator Natasha Becker discusses the artist’s expression of queer pride through sculptures made from urban refuse.
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Translating society's fears and worries into graphic designs in 'Propagandopolis'
Nov 21, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Nov 21, 2024
A recent book published by FUEL presents the anxieties of contemporary society in the form of propaganda posters created for government or anarchist campaigns.
Uganda-based designer Rebecca Khamala invites people to 'Sit, Play and Rest'
Oct 12, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Oct 12, 2024
An installation by the designer in a public park in Kampala comprises urban furniture that incorporates playful elements to encourage interaction among pedestrians.
Hanif Kara, Magdalene Odundo among the winners of the 2023 London Design Medals
Sep 14, 2023by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 14, 2023
Hanif Kara, Pooja Agrawal, POoR Collective, and Magdalene Odundo have been announced as the winners of the 2023 London Design Medals, hosted by the London Design Festival.
New Makers Bureau and Localworks build a 'hyper-local' community art centre
May 23, 2023by Zohra Khan May 23, 2023
The 32° East Arts Centre in Uganda features an ingenious layering of local materials and passive techniques and is the first purpose-built community arts space in the region.
Kamwokya Community Centre: a continuum of Kéré Architecture’s humanitarian design
Dec 02, 2022by Sunena V Maju Dec 02, 2022
With an aim to uplift the communities of the Kampala region, Kéré Architecture’s Kamwokya Community Centre enhances the public and free character of the site and its surroundings.
Hanif Kara in conversation with STIR on expanding the spectrum of design
May 18, 2022by Devanshi Shah May 18, 2022
Speaking with STIR, Hanif Kara elaborates on what receiving the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award mean while expanding on the ethos of AKT II.
Our Lady of Victoria Monastery in Uganda is crowned by a bricked barrel of light
Feb 21, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Feb 21, 2022
A monastery by Localworks, rebuilt into its current sustainable and uniquely spiritual form following damage by an earthquake, suitably responds to a complex, implied brief.
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