Asmara: a jewel in a battered crown

Concrete | July 1, 2004| | Copyright

Asmara: a jewel in a battered crown by Edward Denison, Guang Yu Ken and Naigzy Gebremdhin MERRELL PUBLISHERS, LONDON, 2003.250PP. Â£35. ISBN 1-85894-209-8

(Available from Merrell Publishers, tel: +44 (0)20 7403 2047; website www.merrellpublishers.com)

I did not expect to read and learn about Asmara, Africa's secret modernist city. I just wanted to go there. I long to enjoy a drink in Crispi's Art Deco bar or take a dip in the swimming pool on Qohayto Street, where turquoise-painted slender concrete frames provide an airy structure that would be an exemplar for any municipal swimming pool.

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