The ancient rock-hewn churches of #Lalibela in Ethiopia are deteriorating after centuries of heavy rain.
Cracks, dampness and erosion worsen each rainy season, despite earlier protection efforts.
Temporary canopies installed 17 years ago shield five churches but are widely criticised as unsightly.
Local clergy warn that damage is accelerating, with rocks dropping and cracks widening yearly.
Built in the 12th century under King Lalibela, the site remains a centre of worship and pilgrimage.
The Ethiopian government and #UNESCO now plan one giant canopy to safeguard all 11 churches.
An international architectural competition will be launched to design a solution that blends with the landscape.
Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Lalibela in northeastern Ethiopia.
Complete news is available here.
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Cracks, dampness and erosion worsen each rainy season, despite earlier protection efforts.
Temporary canopies installed 17 years ago shield five churches but are widely criticised as unsightly.
Local clergy warn that damage is accelerating, with rocks dropping and cracks widening yearly.
Built in the 12th century under King Lalibela, the site remains a centre of worship and pilgrimage.
The Ethiopian government and #UNESCO now plan one giant canopy to safeguard all 11 churches.
An international architectural competition will be launched to design a solution that blends with the landscape.
Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Lalibela in northeastern Ethiopia.
Complete news is available here.
#ethiopia #heritage #history #feature #africa #news #feature #update
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🚨 Vacancy Announcement: Mural Artist Needed 🚨
Heritage Watch invites experienced mural artists to apply for a unique opportunity to create a mural interpreting heritage through art. Candidates should demonstrate strong creative skills in representing heritage themes.
📌 Submit your CV and portfolio within 3 days to [email protected]
Join us in visually preserving and celebrating our heritage.
For more information contact us : +251913049329
Via Heritage Watch
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Heritage Watch invites experienced mural artists to apply for a unique opportunity to create a mural interpreting heritage through art. Candidates should demonstrate strong creative skills in representing heritage themes.
📌 Submit your CV and portfolio within 3 days to [email protected]
Join us in visually preserving and celebrating our heritage.
For more information contact us : +251913049329
Via Heritage Watch
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The launch event of the “UNESCO Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects” will celebrate the public release of the platform and offer participants an immersive experience of the Virtual Museum. In the presence of the Director-General of UNESCO, and introduced by the Museum’s architect Francis Kéré, the platform will be officially revealed through a guided tour of its spaces and features.
Read about the digital museum here.
You can visit the #UNESCO Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects here.
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Read about the digital museum here.
You can visit the #UNESCO Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects here.
#news #feature #africa
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The #WorldArchitectureDay2025 theme “Design for Strength” highlights the role of architecture in building resilience, preserving memory, and offering hope in times of uncertainty.
Born in the aftermath of war, the UIA was founded on the belief that architecture is not an instrument of destruction, but a vehicle for reconstruction, memory, and dignity.
On this World Architecture Day, we renew our commitment to build a more just, inclusive, and compassionate world through design that honours the past and inspires the future.
👉 Read the full message here.
Via UIA - International Union of Architects
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Born in the aftermath of war, the UIA was founded on the belief that architecture is not an instrument of destruction, but a vehicle for reconstruction, memory, and dignity.
On this World Architecture Day, we renew our commitment to build a more just, inclusive, and compassionate world through design that honours the past and inspires the future.
👉 Read the full message here.
Via UIA - International Union of Architects
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A day to remember a legend. If not today then when?
Remembering the architectural giant Arturo Mezzedimi, on this #WorldArchitectureDay2025, who realised over 100 buildings in #Ethiopia.
An autograph by HIM Emperor Haile Selassie, 1970, honours Mezzedimi (see picture above):
"What architect Mezzedimi accomplished on so many occasions is to be cherished."
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Make your clients this happy with your work, and watch them write you those long-awaited cheques. Happy #WorldArchitectureDay again!
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Remembering the architectural giant Arturo Mezzedimi, on this #WorldArchitectureDay2025, who realised over 100 buildings in #Ethiopia.
An autograph by HIM Emperor Haile Selassie, 1970, honours Mezzedimi (see picture above):
"What architect Mezzedimi accomplished on so many occasions is to be cherished."
......... ........
Make your clients this happy with your work, and watch them write you those long-awaited cheques. Happy #WorldArchitectureDay again!
#news #event #architecture
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Commemorating Abune Petros the Bishop "The repression against the Ethiopians for the attack on Addis Abeba & the disruption of the #railwayline had its #heroes. The first important one was #AbunePetros. After a staged public trial for participation in the…
"The marble gentleman of Addis Abeba, Piazza area stands eternally pensive, hand to chest as if swearing loyalty to an invisible audience. In reality, he is the #statue of Abune Petros, the Ethiopian bishop executed by Italian forces in 1936 for resisting the #Fascist occupation. Today, he gazes over a city jammed with traffic, bureaucracy, and high-rise ambitions, holding a broken chain that once symbolised defiance but now competes with satellite dishes and billboards. History wanted him remembered as a martyr; urban life has quietly recast him as a traffic landmark."
Via Addis Fortune, titled Chained Memory
#architecture #addisabeba #history #heritage #city #urbaninsight #feature
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Via Addis Fortune, titled Chained Memory
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Alliance Ethio-Française has announced an upcoming exhibition titled “What Shadow Owes to Light,” described as a collective and immersive exploration of the relationship between light and shadow through various concepts and perspectives.
The exhibition is scheduled to open on 12 October 2025, at Alliance Ethio-Française.
Via Alliance Ethio-Française, @LinkUpaddis
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The exhibition is scheduled to open on 12 October 2025, at Alliance Ethio-Française.
Via Alliance Ethio-Française, @LinkUpaddis
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The Giornata del Contemporaneo - Italian Contemporary Art returns to Addis Abeba with a new edition of Marco Introini's photography exhibition!
This important annual event extends beyond national borders to strengthen the network of cooperation with institutions that promote and support Italian contemporary art all over the world. It is promoted by Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums, with the support of the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture and in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the #ItalyMFA.
🗓 04.10-31.10.2025 (from Monday to Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm)
📍Creative Hub Ethiopia (Old Post Office)
🎫 FREE ENTRY
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This important annual event extends beyond national borders to strengthen the network of cooperation with institutions that promote and support Italian contemporary art all over the world. It is promoted by Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums, with the support of the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture and in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the #ItalyMFA.
🗓 04.10-31.10.2025 (from Monday to Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm)
📍Creative Hub Ethiopia (Old Post Office)
🎫 FREE ENTRY
#event #architecture #addisabeba #feature #update #ethiopia
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📣 URBAN OCTOBER 2025 | 7th Edition
Theme: “People Centered Smart Cities”
Join us this October as we explore the intersection of people, technology, and urban life! 🌆
🗓 Mark Your Calendar!
📍 Fri, Oct 24 — Smart Cities & Data Governance
📍 Wed, Oct 29 — Urban Screening: Smart Cities – Building for the Cities of Tomorrow (Korea)
📍 Fri, Oct 31 — What Makes a City Smart?
Dialogues on what it means to build People Centered Smart Cities. 💡🏙
Via @theurbancenter
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Theme: “People Centered Smart Cities”
Join us this October as we explore the intersection of people, technology, and urban life! 🌆
🗓 Mark Your Calendar!
📍 Fri, Oct 24 — Smart Cities & Data Governance
📍 Wed, Oct 29 — Urban Screening: Smart Cities – Building for the Cities of Tomorrow (Korea)
📍 Fri, Oct 31 — What Makes a City Smart?
Dialogues on what it means to build People Centered Smart Cities. 💡🏙
Via @theurbancenter
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Design Charrette Designing "Movable Urban Architecture- #MUA" 89 applications 20 finalists 4 groups 4 proposals This full-day design-thinking #studio and immersive group experience to concept and design a movable urban architecture for showcasing an augmented…
For an upcoming fireside panel discussion we are curating, we are looking for two volunteers who can produce the following two tasks as mentioned below:
1. Event poster designer (2 pieces)
2. An English author who can produce a panel proceeding of 3,000 words for publication in 2 prominent outlets (local & UK-based).
If you are interested, please send your 2-page CV & any other materials supporting your application to [email protected] (subject line "Volunteer")
- Deadline: Friday, October 17, 2025.
- Upon completion of the task, finalist volunteers will receive an acknowledgement certificate recognising their input to the success of the event, in addition to proper credit in the output.
- This event serves as a timely conclusion & follow-up to the Building Africa Exhibition, which we successfully curated & held in Addis Abeba (April 2023) and London (March 2024).
#architecture #opportunity #addisabeba #ethiopia #news #update #africa
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1. Event poster designer (2 pieces)
2. An English author who can produce a panel proceeding of 3,000 words for publication in 2 prominent outlets (local & UK-based).
If you are interested, please send your 2-page CV & any other materials supporting your application to [email protected] (subject line "Volunteer")
- Deadline: Friday, October 17, 2025.
- Upon completion of the task, finalist volunteers will receive an acknowledgement certificate recognising their input to the success of the event, in addition to proper credit in the output.
- This event serves as a timely conclusion & follow-up to the Building Africa Exhibition, which we successfully curated & held in Addis Abeba (April 2023) and London (March 2024).
#architecture #opportunity #addisabeba #ethiopia #news #update #africa
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For an upcoming fireside panel discussion we are curating, we are looking for two volunteers who can produce the following two tasks as mentioned below: 1. Event poster designer (2 pieces) 2. An English author who can produce a panel proceeding of 3,000…
Due to the high number of applications we have received, this call is now closed. We will review and contact the top two finalists over the course of the upcoming weeks. Please keep an eye on this space for upcoming opportunities.
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Scholarship Opportunity!
CAS-ANSO Scholarship (previously known as ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents) was formally launched in 2019 with the goal of training and cultivating young scientists from all over the world. CAS-ANSO Scholarship has two categories: degree program and non-degree program. The degree program supports 100 to 200 Master’s students and 300 PhD students every year to pursue postgraduate education at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), and institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) around China.
The 2026 CAS-ANSO Scholarship is open for application on 15th October 2025 (The exact dates might be slightly different for USTC and UCAS, please check their websites for details).
Deadline for Applicants and Referees: 31st January 2026 (Beijing Time)
For more, click here.
#architecture #opportunity
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CAS-ANSO Scholarship (previously known as ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents) was formally launched in 2019 with the goal of training and cultivating young scientists from all over the world. CAS-ANSO Scholarship has two categories: degree program and non-degree program. The degree program supports 100 to 200 Master’s students and 300 PhD students every year to pursue postgraduate education at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), and institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) around China.
The 2026 CAS-ANSO Scholarship is open for application on 15th October 2025 (The exact dates might be slightly different for USTC and UCAS, please check their websites for details).
Deadline for Applicants and Referees: 31st January 2026 (Beijing Time)
For more, click here.
#architecture #opportunity
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Qibibilosh public lecture featuring Architect Ahadu Abayneh.
Date: Thursday Nov 6, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm
Venue: Genrekiristos Modern Art Museum
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Date: Thursday Nov 6, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm
Venue: Genrekiristos Modern Art Museum
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