WWB TV. Post-War Modernism in Africa
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Following the move to national ‘independence’ in Africa at the end of World War Two, a new post war period of economic prosperity resulted in the evolution of new Modernist Architecture and Planning schemes being built across West Africa, where Ghana become the first sub-Saharan country to attain independence in 1957.

These projects included school building programmes, University campuses, and notable modernist office and residential buildings designed and built with the involvement of an international group of Architects, many from the UK, but also with others from as far afield as Eastern Europe and Australia. This talk discusses this postwar architectural climate and focuses specifically on the under-reported influence of Eastern European architects and planners in the 1947 – 1970s “Modernist” Period in West Africa. Ola Uduku (Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh/ School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture University of Edinburgh ) introduction: Łukasz Stanek (ETH Zurich)

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Other archival events from that cycle:

DzieńGodzinaNazwa wydarzeniaMiejsce wydarzenia
Cycle WARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3Back to the city various locations
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12:00 Workshops GrochoWARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3 Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw
14:00 In public space Grochów caleidoscopeWARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3 various locations
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17:40 Workshops The Sady Club. A culinary workshop in the Sady area of ŻoliborskichWARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3
Sady Żoliborskie 7 m. 7 , Warsaw
15:00 Seminar How to create a zoning scheme? WARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3 Financial Center
ul. Nowy Świat 6/12, Warsaw
16:30 Excursion Mellow Green LightWARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3 Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw
19:00 Debate Department of Ideas. PragaWARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3
Wieleńska 23, Warsaw
16:00 Workshops How to execute a plan? WARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3 Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw
19:00 Lecture Markus Miessen. The Nightmare of ParticipationWARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3 Palace of Culture and Science
Plac Defilad 1, Warsaw