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V&A to stage ‘Tropical Modernism’ exhibition on 20th century architecture in former British colonies

By 2024-01-26T12:32:00

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Source: RIBA

Style was developed by British architects in Ghana and India but became a symbol of nation-building following independence

The Victoria & Albert Museum is bringing its 2023 Venice Biennale pavilion on modernist architecture in West Africa and South Asia to London.

The ‘Tropical Modernism’ exhibition will focus on the role which architecture played in Britain’s former colonies in the 20th century in the years leading up to and following decolonisation.

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