BuildSomethingModern

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

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