ARCHLABOUR

Architecture, Colonialism and Labour 

"ArchLabour: Architecture, Colonialism and Labour" develops a theoretical framework for assessing mass labour in former colonial territories, in order to shine a spotlight on invisible workers, thus establishing a connection between historical subalternity and today’s inequalities. read more

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Architecture and resistance: the construction of the Strategic Villages in the Zambezi Valley, Mozambique (1970-1973)
Ana Vaz MilheiroCommunicationFrancesca Vita

Architecture and resistance: the construction of the Strategic Villages in the Zambezi Valley, Mozambique (1970-1973)

July 20, 20252 min read
Material, labour, construction sites. The military reordering of rural areas in Guinea-Bissau (1968-1974)
CommunicationFrancesca Vita

Material, labour, construction sites. The military reordering of rural areas in Guinea-Bissau (1968-1974)

July 4, 20253 min read
On What Material Do You Want It to be Made…? Negotiations and Colonial Building Sites in African Territories under Late Portuguese Rule
Ana Vaz MilheiroCommunication

On What Material Do You Want It to be Made…? Negotiations and Colonial Building Sites in African Territories under Late Portuguese Rule

June 19, 20254 min read
The bungalow: counter-histories of a global colonial home
CommunicationFrancesca Vita

The bungalow: counter-histories of a global colonial home

June 18, 20253 min read
Mining Labor, Housing and Building Sites in Late Colonialism across Central Africa
Beatriz SerrazinaCommunication

Mining Labor, Housing and Building Sites in Late Colonialism across Central Africa

June 18, 20253 min read
Building the Benguela Railway: laborers and construction skills
Beatriz SerrazinaCommunication

Building the Benguela Railway: laborers and construction skills

June 15, 20253 min read
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