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Tropical Modernism

Architecture and Independence


  • V&A Museum (A&CB)
  • Expo: 8/3/2024 - 22/9/2024, V&A Museum, London
  • by Christopher Turner
Emerging in the death throes of colonial rule, the story of Tropical Modernism is one of politics and power, decolonization and defiance. 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.

ISBN 9781838510558 | EN | HB
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Publisher V&A Museum (A&CB)
ISBN 9781838510558
Author(s) Christopher Turner
Publication date July 2024
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 270 x 216 mm
Pages 160
Language(s) English ed.
Exhibition V&A Museum, London
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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.