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    The Architecture of Peter Rich: Conversations with Africa

    Mar 14, 2021 3 minutes
    JONATHAN NOBLE
    Jeremy Smith

    LUND HUMPHRIES, 2021

    Architectural champions can quickly become lost in today’s heady imagery. It’s easy to forget that teams of people make architecture and teams need leaders who look, listen and educate. Peter Rich’s buildings have an earthly beauty but are also built on understanding. His book, written by fellow South African Jonathan Noble, is an outward-thinking conversation with Africa and one from which we can learn.

    Some may remember Rich in New Zealand from the exhibition of African Art he brought to the Auckland Art Gallery in

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