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community ’, but rather that we can create possibilities and openings for community development to occur . We create potential for relationships to emerge and that is amazing . I question the relevance of gated communities as they place constraints on the type and richness of the social relationship that can exist in open communities . Streetbased cities encourage special continuity and relationship between neighbourhoods ,” he asserts .
Hermann Kamte of HKA | Hermann Kamte & Associates believes that AZA has a real impact because of its collaborative nature . “ Having a space that has the possibility of impacting and transforming people , society and everyday life is highly beneficial .
The selected speakers come from all over the world and share their experiences around the important and urgent thematic on the shaping of society . It is one of the few intellectual platforms that really allow the meeting between practitioners and lovers of Architecture or the arts .”
He adds that we place a lot of importance on the context of the project because society is more and more inclined to become standardised . “ We do not need to look like others to exist . Teams often define the beauty of a city by a universal process , many say that Yaoundé for example will be a beautiful city if it was similar to Paris or western cities in general ; it ’ s a thought that undermines society in general .” He thinks it ’ s a dangerous approach for our cities . Each city must evolve with a different approach taking into account the specific aspects such as the human group or the culture that seem fundamental and define our humanity .
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