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Tropical Modernism

- Architecture and Independence
Af: Christopher Turner Engelsk Paperback

Tropical Modernism

- Architecture and Independence
Af: Christopher Turner Engelsk Paperback
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Pioneering and sometimes problematic Tropical Modernism is an essential subject for fans of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus

Emerging in the death throes of colonial rule, the story of Tropical Modernism is one of politics and power, decolonization and defiance. Its leading proponents, British architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry, adapted a utopian Bauhaus-derived Modernist aesthetic to hot and humid conditions. After Independence, Tropical Modernism was championed by leaders including Jawaharlal Nehru and Kwame Nkrumah as a symbol of freedom, progressiveness and internationalism in monumental projects such as Chandigarh in Punjab planned by Le Corbusier and Black Star Square in Accra designed by Victor Adegbite. Scrutinizing the colonial narratives surrounding Tropical Modernism, and foregrounding the experience of African and Indian practitioners, this book reassesses an architectural style which has increasing relevance in today’s changing climate.
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Pioneering and sometimes problematic Tropical Modernism is an essential subject for fans of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus

Emerging in the death throes of colonial rule, the story of Tropical Modernism is one of politics and power, decolonization and defiance. Its leading proponents, British architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry, adapted a utopian Bauhaus-derived Modernist aesthetic to hot and humid conditions. After Independence, Tropical Modernism was championed by leaders including Jawaharlal Nehru and Kwame Nkrumah as a symbol of freedom, progressiveness and internationalism in monumental projects such as Chandigarh in Punjab planned by Le Corbusier and Black Star Square in Accra designed by Victor Adegbite. Scrutinizing the colonial narratives surrounding Tropical Modernism, and foregrounding the experience of African and Indian practitioners, this book reassesses an architectural style which has increasing relevance in today’s changing climate.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 224
ISBN-13: 9781838510558
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1838510559
Udg. Dato: 15 aug 2024
Længde: 19mm
Bredde: 277mm
Højde: 220mm
Forlag: V & A Publishing
Oplagsdato: 15 aug 2024
Forfatter(e): Christopher Turner
Forfatter(e) Christopher Turner


Kategori National selvstændighed og uafhængighed, postkolonialisme


ISBN-13 9781838510558


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 224


Udgave


Længde 19mm


Bredde 277mm


Højde 220mm


Udg. Dato 15 aug 2024


Oplagsdato 15 aug 2024


Forlag V & A Publishing