The true story of a city is often best told through its architecture. The story of Mogadishu—frequently reduced to one of conflict and destruction—is beautifully revealed in Mogadishu: Lost Moderns. In this book, Somali-British architect Rashid Ali and British photographer Andrew Cross present a fresh and uncommon portrait of the Somalian city, revealing how its architecture has reshaped and defined it—from colonization to independence and from antiquity to modernism—as one of the most important cities in the Horn of Africa. Richly illustrated with both archival and specially commissioned photos of the city, this book highlights a Mogadishu never before seen—at least not quite like this.
About the Contributors
Rashid Ali is a Somali-Bristish architect and urbanist. Ali is a Lecturer in Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Liverpool School of Architecture.
Andrew Cross is an artist known for his photographic and film based explorations of structure and place. Cross is Associate lecturer in photography at Southampton Solent University.
Mohamed Abdulkadir Ahmed is an architect and urban designer. Ahmed is the director of the Mogadishu based Urban Development, Heritage and Resilience Research Centre.
Cristina Ali Farah is a Somali- Italian novelist and poet. She has published stories and poems in several anthologies.
Omar Al-Qattan is chairman of the A.M. Qattan Foundation
About the Publishers
The Mosaic Rooms are a London-based non-profit cultural organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting comtemporary culture from and about the Arab world through contemporary art exhibitions, multidisciplinary events, artist residencies and learning and engagement programme.
The A.M. Qattan Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation founded in 1993 and registered in the UK as a charity. Its principle remit is the support of culture and education in and about Palestine and the Arab World.
