{"product_id":"architects-of-liberation-modernism-in-western-africa-9781633451858","title":"Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning survey of the boom in independence-era building by western African architects in the mid-20th century, expressed across universities, hotels, banks, museums and more\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the late 1950s and continuing to the 1980s, the independence period in Africa was a time of prolific--and thrilling--architectural production, during which leaders of newly independent nations sought to redefine themselves and their countries in contrast to colonial rule. \u003ci\u003eArchitects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on seven western African nations--Benin (Dahomey), Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo--and illuminates the ways in which architects sought to adapt, adopt or reinvent the idiom of modernism for their specific cultural, political and economic purposes.\u003cbr\u003eThis landmark publication features more than 200 illustrations, including architectural drawings and archival photographs, as well as a newly commissioned photographic portfolio by François-Xavier Gbré highlighting these stunning works of architecture. Essays on critical topics--including Africanization, Pan-Africanism, infrastructure projects, housing and tourism--together with close studies of iconic buildings and their architects, situate the architectural production of the region within its many complex contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Museum of Modern Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633451858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.20h x 9.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Martino Stierli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774310478005,"sku":"9781633451858","price":63.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/architects-of-liberation-modernism-in-western-africa-9781633451858","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}