Thursday 14 May 2026
Omar Degan is an Italian-born Somali architect, author and academic. In 2020, he published the book Mogadishu through the eyes of an architect. He is the principal and founder of DO Architecture Group, an east African architecture firm. He can be followed at X/Twitter.
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Mogadishu has long drawn on the architectural styles of the age, from Swahili influences to Italian and later tropical modernism. But poor urban planning and climbing high-rises now threaten its aesthetic identity & coastal character. …
Mogadishu has long drawn on the architectural styles of the age, from Swahili influences to Italian and later tropical modernism. But poor urban planning and climbing high-rises now threaten its aesthetic identity & coastal character. …