Africa's Colonial Legacy Highlighted at Venice Architecture Biennale.

The Venice Architecture Biennale has put Africa in the spotlight for the first time, exploring the toxic landscapes and social scars that riddle the continent’s postcolonial lands, while also offering a glimpse of more hopeful futures brewing among the youthful population. The exhibition features a majority of exhibitors from Africa, or the diaspora, a 50-50 gender balance, and an average age of 43. The exhibition explores topics such as decarbonisation, resource extraction, and identity, among others. The exhibition is a necessary corrective to mainstream architectural culture, which has long overlooked these topics.