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Arusha Safari City Master Plan

Arusha, one of the rapidly developing cities in Tanzania, has a privilege role for African Continent thanks to its peaceful and rich cultural background that increasingly attracts a significant number of international organizations. The city is likely to be a destination for hosting festivals, diplomatic summits along with major international events. The master plan has been developed for a new settlement to tackle with the urban sprawl problem of Arusha and seeks to find the most appropriate spatial configuration respecting to the sustainable development principles. Mount Kilimanjaro draws the main inspiration of design process and Mount Meru near the project area constitutes the major element with which a complete visual integrity is provided. From affordable housing to international convention occasions along with regional recreation facilities, the new settlement, on an area of 250 ha., introduces a variety of functions and strengths the Arusha city vision to be destination of East African Community. The project is conceived as a new dialog between urban and rural and seeks to develop alternatives to be reference for African urbanization which must cherish the natural values as well as dignify the distinct culture of the continent.