Please join us for a film screening by:
Dr. Trevor H.J. Marchand, School of Oriental & African Studies, University if London
“The Future of Mud: A tale of houses and lives in Djenné”
“For centuries, Djenné’s architecture has been sculpted and renewed by the town’s masons. Mud bricks and secret incantations combine to make houses, and each year the majestic mosque is dressed with a fine new coating of mud. Konmusa is heir to this masonry tradtion and he plans for his son to succeed him in the trade. But classroom education and connections to a globalizing world deliver new opportunities and lifestyles, and continuity is threatened.”
Conference will be held Tuesday 23 October 2007, at 6.00 p.m., Room G10, McGill School of Architecture, MacDonald Harrington Building.

(Source: David Krawitz, Administrative Officer, McGill School of Architecture)
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