Slideshow: The Secret Life of Urban Africa

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London, England (CNN) -- Most people are used to seeing images of African refugee camps or its sun-parched savannah. Far less common are sights of the continent's bustling cities or varied architecture.

But one architect is challenging the stereotypes with an exhibition showcasing the continent's diverse and often-ignored urban architecture.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/06/10/urban.africa.photographs/

It's a pretty good slideshow, and while there's some squalor, there's a lot of pictures of some pretty nice and interesting architecture.