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Borne Fontaine
''Borne Fontaine'' (or ''Kiosque à eau'') is a permanent fountain, from artist Danièle Diwouta-Kotto, inaugurated in 2003. It is located in Douala (Cameroon). The artwork Borne Fontaine is a public artwork in Douala (Cameroon. Its creation was commissioned by Doual'art, produced by Danièle Diwouta-Kotto, then offered to the Douala Municipality. It was inaugurated in 2003 during the SUD - Salon Urbain de Douala 2007. It is an artwork of 3 by 4 meters, with a height of 6 meters. Before its construction, Danièle Diwouta-Kotto, an architect whose firm secured the prime contractor, had had several conversations with the community. During these exchanges, the architect had invited people to imagine what might look like a fire hydrant ideal. The people of Bessengu-Akwa wanted a framework that would be a meeting point, would offer an attractive sight and would also provide water. Following the interviews, the architect has made several proposals and people chose the model that cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danièle Diwouta-Kotto
Danièle Diwouta-Kotto (born in 1960), is a Cameroonian designer and architect, member of the Cameroon architects association (ONAC) and founder of the V.A.A. Villes et Architectures d'Afrique organization. Biography Born in Cameroon, Danièle Diwouta-Kotto studied architecture and graduated in 1986 in France, at the Ecole d'architecture Paris-Villemin. In the same year, she created her own society ''Passerelle Sud'' and, in 1989, the architecture firm ''AGG Cabinet d'Architecture Diwouta''. Her attention towards history, architectural heritage, environment, climate change and urban transformation in Cameroon and in other African cities have brought Danièle Diwouta-Kotto to realizing the publication ''Suites architecturales: Kinshasa, Douala, Dakar'', published in 2010 as the first volume of the ''D'architectures & d'Afrique'' series. The realization of this publication started in 2003 and is based on a research concerning African colonial buildings and the different ways in wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
