Architecture of Angola

Modern Movement Migrations: Architecture in Angola

In the 20th century, the migration and spread of architectural models accelerated rapidly after World War II. This is an important feature of the modern movement is that the meaning of migration is related to the dissemination of regional culture or the flow of ideas and works. In such a fast flow, Angola's construction production is easy to understand. Architectural production in Angola and Mozambique reflects the special understanding of different authors at different times. There are many researches on the architectural style of Brazil. "Tropical" phenomenon often exists in the tropical and outer architectural languages. In the tropics, architecture is not strictly scientific, but aesthetic standards are sometimes more important. There are many different viewpoint about the concept of tropical architecture may be read in various ways. Normally, the “Tropical” is refer to the style of the architecture suiting with the tropical climate. Which means, the architecture is built by research the climate and the site. So, it consider many objective factors , such as location, space and programme organisation which is response to get the best sunlight or winds. Those factors is considered by the climate and site of the architecture obviously.

The unique and distinctive architectural style of Angola’s cinemas

Cinema can be used as a landmark building in a country. In most cases we think of the film itself as the only important element, but many African countries realize that cinemas themselves are also meaningful. Goethe Institut Angola wants to restore the National Cinema, and they are collecting a little information about important cinemas. The aim of the campaign is to protect Angolan cinemas, which can be regarded as a national cultural heritage and attract foreign visitors as a modern building. The campaign began with a resumption of free fiction. The name is a photo coffee table book. The author is Walter Fernandez and Miguel Hester. Angola has found a new development point that is the appreciation of the cinema. The film making industry in Angola has never been famous, but by 1975 there were 50 cinemas. Until the end of the war in 2002, the oil boom broke out. The redevelopment and reconstruction of Angola has been a subject of rising praise and tingling lamentation for a muddy Africa. Angola has gone through a lot of construction. However, cultural space and historical heritage have not been well developed in general. Cine-esplanda was designed by Maria Alice Correia & F. Joao Guimaraes and Paula Nascimento (all architects). This design has opened up a new chapter for the cinema in Angola. Nascimento thinks that restoring the function mode of cinema is just as important as restoring architectural form. They believe that films play an important social role in people's lives and regard them as a space for drama, film and music.

Settlement patterns of Angola

Most of the rural population is concentrated in waterways near highlands and highlands. Only Bie plateau contains about half of the rural population. In the north and middle of the country, people live in villages, and in the south where cattle are important, an important tradition is to find pasture in scattered settlements and migratory areas. They live in remote areas like some nomads in southern parts of the country. The pattern of settlements has been affected by decades of war, which has led to the expansion of village settlements. Settlement patterns are also affected by forced labour; this practice existed during the pre-colonial period and continues to be practiced by Portuguese. At the end of the colonial era, the rural population accounted for four-fifths of the total population, a figure known to have fallen to three-fifths in the early 21st century.

Angola’s housing

When the civil war ends in Angola, President Jose Eduardo DOS SantosAngola will build one million homes. Because most of the country's houses were destroyed due to the long civil war, the people at that time had serious housing shortages. A total of 100,000 hectares of land near Luanda, Benguela, Namibe, Lubango and Malange are planned for housing, mostly contracted by Chinese companies. Kilamba is a superstar city with 710 buildings and 20,000 apartments built in September 2012. In the first stage, 28 urban blocks were built. The northeast of North Luanda provides accommodation for nearly thirty thousand people. In 2009, the Housing Development Fund was set up by the Angolan government to help low-income families provide social housing. However, FFH investments are targeted only at government workers in national housing projects, such as the new city of Kiramba. The loan is extended for 30 years at a rate of 3%. To help more people, in 2013, the government introduced a subsidized rent-buy program for people with jobs and national citizenship through Sonangol Imobiliaria e-owned (SONIP), a real estate company owned by the state oil company. At the very beginning, the apartments in these projects were priced between $125 thousand and $200 thousand. But housing programs do not really address the cost of living because most of these housing projects are far from the city. Public transport is not very developed, which means that many residents rely on expensive private transport.

Churches in Angola

Bengo During the 1641 and 1648, it has been built. It is a national monument after the 1924. The shrine of our mutineers has been received, offering the house for thousands of pilgrims, in specially at our mutineers' feast, in September. Benguela Benguela has several churches, and we focus on our popovite church, whose baroque style is listed as a national monument. The building has a nave, two corridors, a church and church, two towers, baptistery and a choir. Repair 1748 stained glass Windows. Brazilian interior wood carving and pulpit, wood carving rococo style, only in Angola. In 2009, the church accepted stained glass that had been on display for more than four years. Cabinda It has the strong religious beliefs. Within the province, The old episcopal cathedral of the 16th century, the church of the langdana (21st century), the church of the world's queen, the church of the unsullied conception, the chapel of choa, the church of mbomka and the church of st Anthony can be found. It is easy to know than one of the most interesting places in the religious province of cabinda is the church of st tiago, on the hilltop that controls the village of randana. Gothic revival plans, classified by colonial rule as "property of the public interest”. North Kwanza In the northern province of kwanza, we can find the virgin of victory church. In several churches and chapels, the viaduct leads to the mother church, which is rock-solid and tiled. It is rich in ornaments, has a famous custody and good image. The latter supported by powerful buttresses and spectacular bell towers in 1938 and even today. It will bury Angola's first governor in 1589. Rebuilt in the 17th century, it has been a national monument after 1923.