Design and Architecture
Blueprints of Paradise
Joe Osae Addo, pictured, left, with his usual high wattage beam, was for a long time the life and soul of the LA architecture scene (he was one of the…
By Frances Anderton • • 1 min readJoe Osae Addo, pictured, left, with his usual high wattage beam, was for a long time the life and soul of the LA architecture scene (he was one of the…
Joe Osae Addo, pictured, left, with his usual high wattage beam, was for a long time the life and soul of the LA architecture scene (he was one of the original founders of the A+D Museum). Some years ago he moved back to his native Ghana where he is as much of a force as he was here, engaged both in the design of buildings that unite traditional and contemporary language (http://www.dwell.com/articles/an-inno-native-approach.html) and finding built solutions to some of the urban and economic problems facing Africa (and the US — Osae-Addo was one of the architects who designed a house for Make It Right in New Orleans).
Now Joe is Chair of a jury that is looking for architects, designers, and big thinkers from the African Diaspora to envision “Blueprints of Paradise,” ideas for the Africa of tomorrow. Entrants have to submit ideas by October 15. Following is more information about the competition, and see this video of Joe Addo talking about Blueprints of Paradise:
Competition BLUEPRINTS OF PARADISE: imagine future built Africa!