Black Joy Day - Tropical Modernism: Brand New Worlds

Name: Black Joy Day - Tropical Modernism: Brand New Worlds
Start: 2024-07-11T10:30:00+01:00
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum

Schedule

Thu Jul 11 2024 at 10:30 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Victoria and Albert Museum | London, EN

Discover 1940s West African architectural design for creating shade, facilitating breeze, sun-breakers, and grilles, in hot and humid climates.
During the post-colonial era Tropical Modernism was a beacon of independence in Ghana and India. For this special study day we are joined by the exhibition curator, Christopher Turner, for an informative presentation and dialogue outlining the purpose and key themes of the exhibition, highlighting the lesser known African and Asian architects featured, and how they helped to influence the way societies lived, worked, entertained, and endured these times of social and political change.