"Most houses are of the compound type. In poor areas, the countryside seems to invade the city, creating an in-between place of earth, mud, straw, wood, concrete and render." This commercial storefront was snapped in Niamey, Niger. Photo 15 of 15 in David Adjaye's African Architecture Photo Survey by Aileen Kwun

David Adjaye's African Architecture Photo Survey

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"Most houses are of the compound type. In poor areas, the countryside seems to invade the city, creating an in-between place of earth, mud, straw, wood, concrete and render." This commercial storefront was snapped in Niamey, Niger.