African Modernism: The Architecture of Independence. Ghana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Zambia - Paperback

by Manuel Herz (Editor), Ingrid Schröder (Editor), Hans Focketyn (Editor)

New edition of the most comprehensive survey of modern architecture in Africa to date that explores the close relationship between architecture and nation building after African countries gained independence from their former colonial powers.

Author Biography

Manuel Herz runs his own design and urban planning studio in Basel and Cologne. He is assistant professor at the University of Basel. Ingrid Schroder is an architect and director of the MPhil in Architecture and Urban Design Program at the University of Cambridge. Hans Focketyn is cofounder of the architecture firm Focketyn del Rio Studio based in Basel. Julia Jamrozik is an architect and assistant professor at the University of Buffalo's School of Architecture in Buffalo, NY.