Title & Author:

Modernism in Africa : the architecture of Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda / edited by Uta Pottgiesser, Ana Tostões ; photography by Jean Molitor.

Publication:

Basel, Switzerland : Birkhäuser, [2025]
© 2025

Description:

413 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Educational Buildings in Africa: A Modernist Review / Uta Pottgiesser, Ola Uduku -- Modernity and Hybridism: Designing with the Climate / Ana Tostões -- To this Day, I Cannot Imagine Doing Anything Else but Taking Photos: an interview with Jean Molitor -- Angola -- Ghana -- Mozambique -- Nigeria -- Rwanda -- South Africa -- Sudan -- Tanzania -- Uganda.
Angola : Cirilo & Irmāno Building ; Saurimo Elementary School ; Miramar Open-Air Cinema ; Engineering Laboratory of Angola ; Prenda Neighborhood Unit ; Rádio Nacional de Angola Building ; Lobito High School ; State Official Building ; Commerical Bank of Angola ; Mutamba Building ; Huambo Veterinary Academic Hospital -- Ghana : Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital ; GAEC Clubhouse ; Senior Staff Clubhouse, KNUST ; Tema Community Schools ; Bolgatanga Library ; Meridian Hotel ; Mamprobi Post Office -- Mozambique : Prometheus Building ; Manga Church ; Moteiro & Giro Ensemble ; Smiling Lion Building ; Tonelli Building ; Wedding Palace ; Beira Railway Station ; Pyramidal Kindergarten ; Polana Church ; Quelimane Primary School ; Quelimane Cathedral ; Entreposto Group Headquarters ; Quelimane Library ; Polana High School -- Nigeria : Cocoa House ; Main Library, University of Lagos ; Faculty of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Faculty of Humanities, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Bookshop House ; Federal Secretariat Complex ; Faculty of Sciences, University of Lagos ; Senate House, University of Laos -- Rwanda : École Belge ; Hôtel des Mille Collines ; Iwacu Community Centre -- South Africa : John Moffat Building, University of the Witwatersrand ; Aula and Rautenbach Hall, University of Pretoria ; John Bews Hall of Residence, Scully Dining Hall and Mabel Palmer Hall, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban ; Baxter Theatre, University of Cape Town -- Sudan : Sudan National Museum ; Examination Hall, University of Khartoum ; German Pavilion ; Embassy of Kuwait ; Friendship Hall ; Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa -- Tanzania : KNCU Centre ; Majestic Cinema ; Goan Club ; A.B.A. House ; Central Library ; Kariakoo Market -- Uganda : Main Library, Makerere University ; New Mulago Hospital ; Mary Stuart Hall of Residence Extension, Makerere University ; Faculty of Education, Kyambogo University.
In English.

Summary:

"Many African countries are home to extraordinary architecture that is virtually unknown. They are interpretations of Art Deco, International Style. Brutalism as well as of African vernacular architecture. Climate-responsive buildings with a fluidity of interior and exterior spaces play a large role. While many of these 20th-century architects were of European origin, they were deeply influenced by their surroundings and found original, site-specific expressions often in collaboration with African architects. A focus of the construction activities were educational buildings which played an important role for these young nations that mostly gained their independence in the 0960s. More than sixty buildings from nine countries are documented in detail with new scaled drawings and contemporary photos. Moreover, the stunning photography by Jean Molitor takes the reader on a journey across the continent. " -- Back cover

ISBN:

3035628335 (hardcover)
9783035628333 (hardcover)

Subject:

Architecture, Modern.
Modern movement (Architecture)
Architecture Africa 20th century.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture)
Architecture Afrique 20e siècle.

Form/genre:

Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Pottgiesser, Uta, editor.
Tostões, Ana, 1959- editor.
Molitor, Jean, photographer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 321053
Call No.: 321053
Copy: 1
Status: Available