Architecture and Power in Africa
Autor Nnamdi Ellehen Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 dec 2002 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780275976798
ISBN-10: 0275976793
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0275976793
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Notă biografică
NNAMDI ELLEH is Assistant Professor of Architecture at the College of Design, Art, Architecture & Planning (DAAP), and was a Samuel Ittleson Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study In the Visual Arts (CASVA), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Cuprins
CONTENTSCONTENTSContentsIllustrationsixForeword by David Van ZantenxiForeword by Jane I. GuyerxiiiPrefacexviiAcknowledgmentsxxiiiIntroduction1Icons of Crisis1Architecture and Power in Africa6The Premise151.Experiencing the Monuments29The Process29Deploying the Personalities in the Monuments57The Social Settings68Funding the Monuments842.Designing the Monuments and the Cities93The Architects93The Ideologies100The Styles of Architecture112Urban Design Ambitions of the Monuments1233.The Leaders, the Monuments, and the Peoples143Understanding the Monuments143The Peoples and the Monuments144Conclusion: A Critique of Utopian Art in Africa, 1960-2000161Glossary of Select Architectural Terms171Index173