简介：BuildSomethingModerntellsthestoryofahiddencanonofarchitecture-groundbreakingyoungarchitectswhopushedtheboundariesofdesign,withsurprisinglylittlerecognitionintheirowncountry.Betweenthe1950’sand1970’smanyadventurousarchitectstravelledtoAfricaforexcitementandcreativefreedom.AtthesametimeothersweregiventheopportunitytodesignhundredsofmodernbuildingsinAfrica,butremarkablynevergottoseethefinishedconstructions.Thesestructures-churches,seminaries,hospitalsandschools-wereforthemostpartbuiltaspartofamassivecommunityeffort.Theywereco-ordinatedbythemissionaries,oftenwithoutacontractorandwiththearchitectmostlyabsent.BuildSomethingModernrevealsasurprisinganduntoldhistoryaboutthesepeopleandtheirinnovativecreations.Wetravelbacktothe1950s,whencolonieswerestillinplace,throughtheatrocitiesofnumerouswarswheremanyofthestructuresweredestroyed,rightuptopresentdayAfrica.…