Undeniably, art deco is the typical design style that comes to mind when people discuss Miami’s architecture. In fact, Miami Beach deco has its own subcategory of the Roaring Twenties style, made ...
A new book by Gestalten is taking readers on a tour of architecture that exemplifies the Tropical Modernist style. Named “Concrete Jungle” the 304-page hardback spans lush landscapes the world over, ...
Tropical Modernism is an architectural style of wide open spaces connected to sprawling outdoors that is unique to the Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka. At its core is a focus on local resources and ...
LONDON — In the 1940s, British architect Maxwell Fry was convinced he and his wife and colleague, Jane Drew, would play an important role in the Empire’s last days. “I think the English have a grand ...
The prevailing story of tropical modernism in the Global South has long overlooked the contributions of local architects and engineers, writes Mohamed Ismail. Growing up on Mount Makiling in Los Baños ...
Britain exported the architectural style to West Africa and India, but local practitioners adapted it for a different climate and a new kind of politics. By Emily LaBarge The critic Emily LaBarge saw ...
As curator of the 2023 Venice architecture biennale, the Ghanaian-Scottish architect, Lesley Lokko, has chosen to highlight the African continent as “the laboratory of the future”. But as well as ...