Adjaye snapped this residential block in Nouakchott, Mauritania. "Wealthy housing is of the compound and villa type, with Arabic decoration," he says. "Apartment buildings are normally three or four stories high, and more of them are being built. Low-cost housing is state built and organized in quarters."
Photo 10 of 15 in David Adjaye's African Architecture Photo Survey by Aileen Kwun

David Adjaye's African Architecture Photo Survey

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Adjaye snapped this residential block in Nouakchott, Mauritania. "Wealthy housing is of the compound and villa type, with Arabic decoration," he says. "Apartment buildings are normally three or four stories high, and more of them are being built. Low-cost housing is state built and organized in quarters."