FIELD NOTES / SOM / Eastern Africa
Somalia
Coral-stone streets & coastal repair.
START WITH A PLACE
Building resilience for the future of Mogadishu’s Old Town
UNESCO’s work in Mogadishu’s old town documents coral-stone houses, mosques and markets alongside present-day conservation needs. The reference is a living urban fabric shaped by the coast and by repeated repair.
Read the source UNESCOA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Compare the thickness of a wall with the size of its openings. Look for where a repaired surface records time rather than hiding it.
An editorial observation prompt, grounded in the reference above.
WORKING COLOUR
A palette to begin with.
Five editorial tones for this surface family. Use them as a starting point for a study; they are not measured samples from the site.
Limestone paper#eee7d8oklch(0.929 0.021 85.945)
Warm sediment#c6ad86oklch(0.760 0.060 78.678)
Earth ochre#a36545oklch(0.568 0.092 47.550)
Weathered slate#657d79oklch(0.569 0.029 184.084)
Carbon ink#282b2boklch(0.286 0.004 196.917)