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SelgasCano's Louisiana Hamlet Pavilion to House a School in Nairobi's Kibera Slum

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SelgasCano's Louisiana Hamlet Pavilion, designed in collaboration with Helloeverything, has been dismantled from its Copenhagen home and is set to be reconstructed in the sprawling Kibera slum, Nairobi, where it will begin a new life as a school. The structure, which is in transit to one of the largest slums in the country, will replace a dilapidated shelter which currently houses 600 pupils. The pavilion, originally commissioned by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Copenhagen), has been relocated following discussions between Iwan Baan, SelgasCano, the museum, and Second Home.

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Cite: James Taylor-Foster. "SelgasCano's Louisiana Hamlet Pavilion to House a School in Nairobi's Kibera Slum" 13 Feb 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed 5 Mar 2025. <https://www.archdaily.com/782058/selgascanos-helloeverything-louisiana-hamlet-pavilion-to-house-a-school-in-nairobis-kibera-slum> ISSN 0719-8884

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