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The grey-color coercion: homogenizing the city’s color theme and its repercussion on the urban heritages of Addis Ababa
Urban heritages in Addis Ababa play a crucial role in rendering the city’s skyline and conveying its architectural identity. Most of these edifices go as far back as the period when the city was first found. Over the years some of these structures, with their own authentic make up, persevered through demolition and physical damage. However currently they are facing risks due to the growing infrastructural ambition, which at times is pointed directly towards them. These threats emanate from different directions where they have the potential to alter or exterminate them. For that purpose this article discusses the repercussion of alteration of the city’s color theme, to monotonous grey and its impact on the identity and authenticity of urban heritages through the use of photographic data of seven complexes in Addis Ababa.
Uploaded by: Dagnachew Amberbir KetemaAuthor: Araya, Abrham
Co-author: Ketema, Dagnachew Amberbir | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5721-3724
Institution: University of Cape Town | Centre: DAAD
Type: Working paper | English
Subjects: Development, Climate and Environment
Date: Augest 2025 | Pages: 9
Copyright: The Authors | License: Open Access
