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Adjaye · Africa · Architecture: A Photographic Survey of Metropolitan Architecture
By (author) David Adjaye, Edited by Peter Allison
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The African continent contains some of the world’s most vibrant culture and creativity, and yet its buildings – vernacular, colonial or contemporary – have rarely engaged the interest of Western architects. David Adjaye, the first black architect to establish a truly global reputation in his field, has found endless sources of inspiration for his designs in the rich – and chequered – heritage of Africa’s teeming metropolises. His life dream was to return to the continent as an architect to document Africa’s built environment. Over a long decade, he tirelessly documented these dynamic, colourful cities, photographing thousands of buildings, sites and places, and letting each building speak for itself in telling contrast to a design world obsessed with photorealistic slickness. The result was a stunning seven-volume work that has become an essential resource for all those interested in the burgeoning continent. This compact edition will make the fruits of this once-in-a-generation record available to a much wider audience. The result is one of the most original, ambitious and important architectural publications of our time, now available to everyone wishing to gain an understanding of a unique architectural heritage overlooked for too long.
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Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd
Published date | 25 Aug 2016
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 408
Dimensions | 240 x 200 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 1520g
ISBN | 978-0-5003-4316-6
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BISAC | architecture / individual architect
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Originally published in Italian: L'ordine del tempo (Milan: Adelphi Edizioni, 2017).
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