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Architects of Liberation
Modernism in Western Africa
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A groundbreaking assessment of modern architecture in West African nations during the decades following political independence
A groundbreaking assessment of modern architecture in West African nations durin the decades following political independence
Beginning in the mid-1950s and continuing for several decades, the independence period was a prolific time of architectural production during which leaders of newly independent African nations sought to redefine themselves. Focusing on the West African nations of Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Benin, this landmark publication 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.
Extent: 224 pp
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2026-12-07
Size: 30.5 x 24.0 cm
ISBN: 9781633451858
About the Authors
Martino Stierli is The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Ikem Stanley Okoye is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Delaware.
Mallory Cohen is Curatorial Associate in the Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA.
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