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Hopwood & Godwin: A Life In Post-Independence Nigeria / [presented by] Gillian Hopwood (Godwin Hopwood Kuye) & John Godwin (Godwin Hopwood Kuye).

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Hopwood, Gillian, 1927-2025, speaker.
Godwin, John (William John Gilbert), 1928-2023, speaker.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Architectural design--Nigeria.
Architectural design.
Architecture, Modern--20th century.
Architecture, Modern.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (49 minutes)): sound, color
Other Title:
Hopwood and Godwin
Life in post-independence Nigeria
Place of Publication:
London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 2021.
Summary:
Husband and wife team Gillian Hopwood and John Godwin spent the majority of their career in Lagos, Nigeria where they helped to shape post-independence architecture. Their key buildings include oil company Shell's Bookshop House, a residence for Australia's High Commissioner in Nigeria, a series of schools and numerous factory buildings. In this talk, the couple discuss meeting at the AA, the chance offer of work that took them to Nigeria in the 1950s, and the start of a life abroad, breaking away from old conventions and their contribution to the country's architectural development as it emerged from British colonialism.
Contents:
Gillian Hopwood & John Godwin, 2021
John Godwin, 1953
Gillian Hopwood Leaving For Nigeria, 1954
Brynmawr Rubber Factory, Gwent, Wales, 1947. Architects' Co-Partnership
Christ Church Cathedral School, Lagos, Nigeria, 1961. Godwin & Hopwood Architects
Alcan Aluminium's Pavilion At The Independence Exhibition, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, 1960. Godwin & Hopwood Architects
Bookshop House, Lagos, Nigeria, 1973. Godwin & Hopwood Architects
Gottschalck & Co. Building, Kano, Nigeria. Godwin & Hopwood Architects
Guiness Brewery, Lagos, Nigeria. Godwin & Hopwood Architects
House For The Australian High Commissioner, Lagos, Nigeria. Godwin & Hopwood Architects
Boyle Street Residential Building, Lagos, Nigeria, 1960. Godwin & Hopwood Architects
Allen & Hanbury House, Lagos, Nigeria, 1959. Godwin & Hopwood Architects
Highpoint House, Kaduna, Nigeria. Godwin & Hopwood.
Notes:
Recorded in 2021.
Title from publisher's website (viewed February 20, 2023).
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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