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Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence

Saturday, Mar 2, 202410 AM — Sunday, Sep 22, 20246 PMBST

V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road London, GB London, GB | V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road

Tropical Modernism was an architectural style developed in the hot, humid conditions of West Africa in the 1940s. After independence, India and Ghana adopted the style as a symbol of modernity and progressiveness, distinct from colonial culture.

https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/tropical-modernism-architecture-and-independence

RELATED NEWS New V&A show examines Tropical Modernism's legacy across West Africa

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Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence

Saturday, Mar 2, 202410 AM — Sunday, Sep 22, 20246 PMBST

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Tropical Modernism was an architectural style developed in the hot, humid conditions of West Africa in the 1940s. After independence, India and Ghana adopted the style as a symbol of modernity and progressiveness, distinct from colonial culture.

https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/tropical-modernism-architecture-and-independence

RELATED NEWS New V&A show examines Tropical Modernism's legacy across West Africa

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