<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article discusses the architectural tradition of Mombasa, a port city in East Africa. Starting from the 10th century AD, Mombasa was an important trade centre of the Swahili culture, which developed its own language, art, crafts and architecture, drawing on Arabic, Persian and Indian influences. Mombasa is currently undergoing strong urbanisation processes, which lead to its rapid expansion, spatial chaos and urban poverty. The local authorities facing these problems decided to improve the tourist appeal of the city through initiatives to make it cleaner and enhance its aesthetic values. In 2018, an administrative decree was issued that required the façades of downtown buildings to be painted blue and white. As a result, Mombasa became the most frequently photographed city in Africa.</p></abstract>

The article discusses the architectural tradition of Mombasa, a port city in East Africa. Starting from the 10th century AD, Mombasa was an important trade centre of the Swahili culture, which developed its own language, art, crafts and architecture, drawing on Arabic, Persian and Indian influences. Mombasa is currently undergoing strong urbanisation processes, which lead to its rapid expansion, spatial chaos and urban poverty. The local authorities facing these problems decided to improve the tourist appeal of the city through initiatives to make it cleaner and enhance its aesthetic values. In 2018, an administrative decree was issued that required the façades of downtown buildings to be painted blue and white. As a result, Mombasa became the most frequently photographed city in Africa.

Colour as a Tool in Shaping the City Image – Based on the Case of Mombasa

Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University College

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The article discusses the architectural tradition of Mombasa, a port city in East Africa. Starting from the 10th century AD, Mombasa was an important trade...

Colour as a Tool in Shaping the City Image – Based on the Case of Mombasa

Published Online: May 16, 2020

Page range: 23 - 35

Received: Mar 30, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.19.041.10353

Keywords
Mombasa, Swahili culture, urbanisation of Africa, colour in urban planning

© 2020 Artur Jasiński, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Colour as a Tool in Shaping the City Image – Based on the Case of Mombasa

Published Online: May 16, 2020

Page range: 23 - 35

Received: Mar 30, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.19.041.10353

KeywordsMombasa, Swahili culture, urbanisation of Africa, colour in urban planning

© 2020 Artur Jasiński, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
Mombasa, Swahili culture, urbanisation of Africa, colour in urban planning