African modernism : the architecture of independence : Ghana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Zambia /

In the 1950s and 1960s, most African countries gained their independence. Architecture became one of the principal means by which the young nations expressed their national identity. Parliament buildings, central banks, stadiums, convention centers, universities and independence memorials were built...

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Other Authors:	Herz, Manuel (Editor), Focketyn, Hans (Editor), Schröder, Ingrid, 1973- (Editor), Jamrozik, Julia (Editor), Baan, Iwan, 1975- (Photographer), Webster, Alexia (Photographer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Zurich, Switzerland : Park Books, [2015]
Subjects:	Architecture > Africa > History. Architecture, Modern > 20th century. Modern movement (Architecture) > Africa > History. Modern movement (Architecture) > Africa > Pictorial works. Nationalism and architecture > Africa. Symbolism in architecture > Africa. Nation-building > Africa.
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Table of Contents:

The new domain : architecture at the time of liberation / Manuel Herz
Ghana
Architecture after independence / Hannah Le Roux
Senegal
Henri Chomette : Africa as a terrain of architectural freedom / Léo Noyer-Duplaix
Côte d'Ivoire
Project of a nation : the African Riviera and the Hôtel Ivoire / Manuel Herz
Kenya
Proxy colonialism : the export of Israeli architecture to Africa / Zvi Efrat
Zambia
Land and social order in middle Africa / Till Förster
African universe : Africa Place at Expo 67 / Ingrid Schröder.