Modern architecture in Africa
By: Antoni Folkers
Publisher: Uitgeverij Boom / SUN
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9789085069614
Subjects: Architecture; History
Description: Summary: "Modern architecture in Africa" is one of the few Western studies of modern African architecture. The architect Antoni Folkers calls into question the moralistic, simplified Western Modernism that has become stranded in the African savannah. The critique of the one-sidedness of Western architecture is not only theoretical, but also assumes a practical form in the pluriform and multi-coloured architecture of Africa. After studying at the TU Delft, Antoni Folkers went to Africa in 1984 to become acquainted with the critique of the practice of Western Modernism. His "Modern architecture in Africa" shows both the clash and the blending of 'original' African architecture with Modernism. On the basis of his experiences, he sets the potential and limitations of Modernism in a cultural context and links them with the history and development of Africa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-359) and index.