#11 Archives - CS

The future of cities from a global South perspective

CS Magazine issue: #11

Between the hammer and the rubble

Deen Sharp investigates “urbicide”—the destruction of entire cities, the use of the built-environment in oppressive militarisation, and the developme … Read more

Searching for the contours of an Arab World

Is it the Middle East or West Asia? The Arab world or the Muslim one? Or is the “region” better distinguished by oil-producing states versus non-oil, … Read more

Building an Architecture of Necessity

In mid-2021, Palestinian architect and educator Omar Yousef spoke to compatriot and fellow architect, Mahdi Sabbagh about designing for uncertainty an … Read more

by Mahdi Sabbagh

A Fading Jewel

“Everyone keeps talking about the future of Joburg,” photographer Mark Lewis said on a recent phone call, “but if something is not done urgently, … Read more

by Tau Tavengwa

A city in crisis

At a generative and powerful roundtable discussion, author, journalist, and this issue’s contributing editor, Ferial Haffajee, was joined by co-host A … Read more

by Ferial Haffajee & Alicia Thompson

Joburg: What’s to be done?

Edgar Pieterse examines the factors contributing to Johannesburg’s series of infrastructure crises and the political context that’s enabled it to dete … Read more

by Edgar Pieterse

Architecture is Science Fiction

Michael Awake spends the day with artist Olalekan Jeyifous and dives under the mesmerising surface of his synthetic Afro-futuristic imaginings. … Read more

by Michael Awake

Foundational shifts

We face a foundational transition that is shifting us from an age defined by a reliance on an abundance of fossil fuels into one where we will experie … Read more

by Dark Matter Laboratories

Mediation and negotiation as spatial practice

Picture a bustling urban marketplace in Alexandria or Tunis. Traders in stalls haggling and adapting to each customer’s demands. Constantly making … Read more

by Insaf Ben Othmane and Omar Wanas

After Hours

With its thriving nocturnal economy, London can be a cornucopia of post-modern fantasies and pleasures, or a breeding ground of anxiety. The latter ta … Read more

by Cosimo Campani