Architecture | April 16, 2008 | 0 comments

Reportage : Narcotecture in Afghanistan

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Monocle magazine shares this program about the building boom in Afghanistan's western city Herat. Wealthy businessmen are transforming the skyline of this medieval city with lavish new residences and emergent gentrification on an unprecedented scale. One architect comments "construction is so shoddy, if there was an earthquake, half of Herat would fall down."
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