Abuja : the single most ambitious urban design project of the 20th century / Nnamdi Elleh.

Main entry:

Elleh, Nnamdi.

Title & Author:

Abuja : the single most ambitious urban design project of the 20th century / Nnamdi Elleh.

Publication:

Weimar : VDG, Verlag und Datenbank für Geisteswissenschaften, 2001.

Description:

97 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 16 x 15 cm.

Series:

Architektur der Welt ; 5

Notes:
Library copy 1: Covers extend to form two additional leaves.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-96).
Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- Architecture and nationalism in Nigeria -- Abuja in historical context -- A Nigerian elite referendum on British colonialism -- Marginalizing Lagos in expanded mass consumption -- Urban design of Abuja: A symbolic representation of what Nigeria aspires to become -- Architecture and national identity crisis at Abuja -- A site for the consolidation of social hierarchies -- Conclusion: Abuja is the Nigerian elite escape from Lagos -- Notes -- A chronological summary of the origins of the idea for a federal capital in Nigeria -- Bibliography.
Library copy 2: former shelfmark: 71.038/662.6.
Library copy 2: bookplate: ArchiAfrika.

Exhibitions:

Library copy 1: Exhibited: "Vieux livres nouvelles villes = Old books new cities", Centre canadien d'architecture, Dec. 12, 2013-Mar. 14, 2014.

ISBN:

3897391651 (pbk.)
9783897391659 (pbk.)

Subject:

City planning Nigeria Abuja (Federal Capital Territory) History 20th century.
Architecture Nigeria Abuja (Federal Capital Territory) History.
Nationalism and architecture Nigeria.
Architecture Nigeria Abuja (Territoire de la capitale fédérale) Histoire.
Nationalisme et architecture Nigeria.
Architecture
Buildings
City planning
Nationalism and architecture
Architektur
Städtebau
Capital cities Nigeria.
City planning Nigeria Abuja (Niger)
Abuja (Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria) Buildings, structures, etc.
Nigeria
Nigeria Abuja (Federal Capital Territory)
Abuja

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

copy 2 : Antoni Folkers and Belinda van Buiten Library, donor.
Architektur der Welt ; 5.

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 216019
Call No.: NA9277.6 .E5 2001
Copy: 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main y 315942
Call No.: 315942
Copy: 2
Status: Available

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