Manthia Diawara: Maison Tropicale- until March 29

2009-01-26T12:23:00

Mali-born filmmaker Manthia Diawara, brings to life the hidden stories of Jean Prouvé’s prototype pre-fab tropical houses, (designed between 1949 and 1951) that were intended to address the shortage of housing in the French colonies of West Africa.

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