ARCHITECTING APOLOGUES


ARCHITECTING APOLOGUES

A string of snags stretch hundreds of meters alongside the old Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation headquarters. The fresh paint of the building being renovated to house the country's first securities trading floor echoes the spirit of a city high-strung between galloping change and dying customs. Peeking from behind is the row of headquarters for the country's biggest commercial banks towering over a modest landscape. Perhaps emblematic of a financial sector critiqued most recently by the central bank for servicing the needs of a few at the cost of the many.


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PEACE PRAYERS

The Ethiopian Civil & Professional Association Congress, declaring 51.3 million members, gathered religious leaders and influential public figures for a national prayer and peace ceremony at Adwa Victory Memorial Museum. The Congress aimed to support the promotion of peace and development in the country. In light of ongoing conflicts, land disputes, landslides, flood disasters, and other challenges facing Ethiopia, the Congress was compelled to organize this initiative...


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PARKED SHELTER

A silver car is partially covered by a makeshift setup around Gofa, reflecting the growing parking challenges in Addis Abeba. The city administration has introduced a new regulation aimed at addressing the shortage of parking spaces which requires buildings in the city to open their underutilized parking spaces to the public while the city's master plan includes a target of constructing 60 new parking areas by 2027...


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SHELTER SHOPS

Shops around Mexico roundabout are disturbed and removed from normal operations, forced into temporary structures made of tarps and wooden poles as they make way to the ubiquitous corridor development project. Mexico roundabout commemorates Mexico's solidarity with Ethiopia during the Italian occupation, when Mexico was one of the few nations refusing to recognize Italy's annexation...