UID:
almafu_(DE-604)BV042417769
Format:
639 S. :
,
überw. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. ;
,
320 mm x 235 mm.
ISBN:
978-3-906027-74-6
,
3-906027-74-0
Content:
In the 1950s and 1960s, most African countries gained independence from their respective colonial power. Architecture became one of the principal means by which the newly formed countries expressed their national identity. Parliament buildings, central banks, stadiums, convention centers, universities and independence memorials were built, often to heroic and daring designs. At the same time, these buildings exemplify also the difficulties, contradictions and dilemmas these countries experienced in their nation-building process.0This groundbreaking new book investigates for the first time the relationship between architecture and nation building in Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, Côte d Ivoire, and Zambia. It features around eighty buildings with brief descriptive texts, images, site plans and selected floor plans and sections. The vast majority of images, commissioned especially for this book, is contributed by Iwan Baan and Alexia Webster. Their photographs document the buildings in their present state. Each country is portrayed in an introductory text and a timeline of historic events. Further essays on post-colonial Africa and specific aspects and topics, also illustrated with images and documents, round out this outstanding book
Note:
Includes bibliographical references. - Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
,
Art History
Keywords:
Architektur
;
Urbanität
;
Moderne
;
Nationalbewusstsein
Author information:
Baan, Iwan 1975-