Modernism in Africa
Many African countries are home to extraordinary architecture that is virtually unknown. There are interpretations of Art Deco, International Style, Brutalism as well as of African vernacular architecture. Climate-responsive buildings with a fluidity of interior and exterior spaces play a large role...
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| author | Pottgiesser, Uta Tostões, Ana |
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| description | Many African countries are home to extraordinary architecture that is virtually unknown. There are interpretations of Art Deco, International Style, Brutalism as well as of African vernacular architecture. Climate-responsive buildings with a fluidity of interior and exterior spaces play a large role. While many of these 20th century architects were of European origin, they were deeply influenced by their surroundings and found original, site-specific expressions, often in collaboration with African architects. A focus of the construction activities were educational buildings which played an important role for these young nations that mostly gained their independence in the 1960s. While some of the documented buildings have been restored, others are still awaiting reconstruction. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1523702025-07-30T09:00:18Z Modernism in Africa Pottgiesser, Uta Tostões, Ana International, Docomomo Africa Modern Movement Architecture of Independence Luanda Maputo Addis Ababa Lagos Accra thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMX History of architecture thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMX History of architecture Many African countries are home to extraordinary architecture that is virtually unknown. There are interpretations of Art Deco, International Style, Brutalism as well as of African vernacular architecture. Climate-responsive buildings with a fluidity of interior and exterior spaces play a large role. While many of these 20th century architects were of European origin, they were deeply influenced by their surroundings and found original, site-specific expressions, often in collaboration with African architects. A focus of the construction activities were educational buildings which played an important role for these young nations that mostly gained their independence in the 1960s. While some of the documented buildings have been restored, others are still awaiting reconstruction. 2025-02-19T04:02:23Z 2025-02-19T04:02:23Z 2025-02-18T11:05:34Z 2024 book ONIX_20250218_9783035628357_18 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/98713 9783035628357 9783035628333 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/152370 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/98713/5/10.1515_9783035628357.pdf De Gruyter Birkhäuser 10.1515/9783035628357 10.1515/9783035628357 af2fbfcc-ee87-43d8-a035-afb9d7eef6a5 fc10352b-8c27-4ce9-9031-e5c6896dd6b9 9783035628357 9783035628333 Birkhäuser 416 Berlin/Boston [...] open access |
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