Adeyemo, Adekunle, author.

Architects of liberation : modernism in western Africa / Martino Stierli, Ikem Stanley Okoye, Mallory Cohen, François-Xavier Gbré, 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.

New York : The Museum of Modern Art, 2026.

219 pages : photographs ; 32 cm

"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.

1633451852
9781633451858 (hardcover)

Cities and towns Africa History.
Urbanization Africa History.
Modern movement (Architecture) Developing countries.
Architecture Africa, West.
Architecture, Modern.
Benin History.
Nigeria History.
Cameroon History.
Côte d'Ivoire History.
Ghana History.
Senegal History.
Togo History.

Stierli, Martino, editor.
Okoye, Ikem Stanley, editor.
Cohen, Mallory, editor.
Gbré, François-Xavier, other.
Arsuaga, Guillermo S., 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.

Location: Library study room new acquisitions 325664
Call No.: 325664
Copy: 1
Status: External loan