Modern architecture in Africa / Antoni Folkers.

Main entry:

Folkers, Antoni.

Title & Author:

Modern architecture in Africa / Antoni Folkers.

Publication:

Description:

367 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-359) and index.

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.

ISBN:

9789085069614
9085069610

Subject:

Architecture Africa History 20th century.
Architecture Africa History 21st century.
Architecture Afrique Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture Afrique Histoire 21e siècle.
Architecture
Architektur
Africa
Afrika

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 268063
Call No.: BIB 199968
Copy: 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 316482
Call No.: 316482
Copy: 2
Status: Available

Location: Library main 316482-1
Call No.: 316482
Copy: 2
Notes: Related ephemera
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit