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Architects of liberation : modernism in western Africa / Martino Stierli, Ikem Stanley Okoye, Mallory Cohen ; portfolio by, François-Xavier Gbré ; contributions by, Adekunle Adeyemo, Guillermo S. Arsuaga, Sabrine Bako, Antawan I. Byrd, Brunno Douat, Johan Lagae, Sonia Lawson, Ayala Levin, Prita Meier, Monika Motylińska, Marcos García Mouronte, Łukasz Stanek, Y. L. Lucy Wang.
Fine Arts Library NA1598 .A34 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adeyemo, Adekunle, author.
- Sánchez Arsuaga, Guillermo, author.
- Bako, Sabrine, author.
- Byrd, Antawan I., author.
- Douat, Brunno, author.
- Lagae, Johan, author.
- Lawson, Sonia, author.
- Levin, Ayala, author.
- Meier, Prita, author.
- Motylińska, Monika, author.
- Mouronte, Marcos García, author.
- Stanek, Łukasz, author.
- Wang, Y. L. Lucy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns--Africa--History.
- Cities and towns.
- Urbanization--Africa--History.
- Urbanization.
- Modern movement (Architecture)--Developing countries.
- Modern movement (Architecture).
- Architecture--Africa, West.
- Architecture.
- Architecture, Modern.
- Benin--History.
- Benin.
- Nigeria--History.
- Nigeria.
- Cameroon--History.
- Cameroon.
- Côte d'Ivoire--History.
- Côte d'Ivoire.
- Ghana--History.
- Ghana.
- Senegal--History.
- Senegal.
- Togo--History.
- Togo.
- Physical Description:
- 219 pages : photographs ; 32 cm
- Distribution:
- New York, NY : ARTBOOK | D.A.P.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Museum of Modern Art, 2026.
- Summary:
- "Beginning in the late-1950s and continuing through the early 1980s, the independence period in Africa was a prolific time of architectural production during which leaders of newly independent nations sought to redefine themselves and their countries in contrast to colonial rule. Focusing on seven West African nations-Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo-Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa sheds light on shared issues and concerns as architects sought to adapt, adopt, or reinvent the idiom of modernism for their specific cultural, political, economic purposes. Featuring nearly 200 images, including architectural drawings, models, and archival photographs, as well as a newly commissioned photographic portfolio by François-Xavier Gbré highlighting the stunning works of architecture produced during the independence period, this landmark publication is the result of four years of extensive research in the region. Through thematic essays and anchor projects that serve as entry points into categories such as cityscapes, education, and housing, the publication illuminates a crucial, under-examined period of African history at mid-century"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Director's Foreword / Christophe Cherix
- Introduction / Martino Stierli
- Adoption versus Adaptation: Africanization in Modern Architecture / Martino Stierli
- Pan-African Architecture and Possible Black Futures: Western African Modernism and the World / Ikem Stanley Okoye
- Economic Powerhouses in the Lagoon: The Bridges and Skyscrapers of Abidjan and Lagos / Johan Lagae and Monika Motylińska
- Monuments of Sovereignty? Postcolonial Mega-Projects and the Limits of Liberation / Prita Meier
- Postcoloniality, Nation-Building, and Experimentation: Universities and Western African Modernism / Adekunle Adeyemo
- Hôtel Ivoire and the African Riviera: Tourism Architecture as Vehicle for Development in the Independence Era / Ayala Levin
- Housing Research in Ghana and Nigeria / Łukasz Stanek
- Model Citizens: Architecture and Print Media in Western Africa at Midcentury / Antawan I. Byrd
- Heritage Preservation in Togo and Beyond: A Conversation with Sonia Lawson, Studio NEiDA, and Sabrine Bako
- Centre International du Commerce Extérieur du Sénégal / Martino Stierli
- Musée des Civilisations Noires / Marcos García Mouronte
- Cheikh Ngom / Ikem Stanley Okoye
- La Pyramide / Mallory Cohen
- Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny / Mallory Cohen
- Jean Léon / Mallory Cohen
- Henri Chomette / Martino Stierli
- Hôtel de la Paix / Marcos Garcia Mouronte
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology / Guillermo S. Arsuaga
- Ghana International Trade Fair / Ikem Stanley Okoye
- Bolgatanga Regional Library / Mallory Cohen
- University of Ife / Y. L. Lucy Wang
- Alan Vaughan-Richards / Brunno Douat.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1633451852
- 9781633451858
- OCLC:
- 1570867236
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