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- Title
Non-Aligned Architecture: China's Designs on and in Ghana and Guinea, 1955-92.
- Authors
ROSKAM, COLE
- Abstract
The article discusses the architectural influence of Communist China in West African countries like Ghana and Guinea. The article talks about the non-aligned nature of the multivalent histories of the architectural relationships between numerous African nations and People's Republic of China (PRC). Recent efforts to understand the modern architectural projects as a result of this relationship and the hidden political, economic and cultural dynamics at work have also been mentioned.
- Subjects
GHANA; HISTORY of architectural design; AFRICA-China relations; ARCHITECTURE; HISTORY of Guinea; NONALIGNMENT
- Publication
Architectural History, 2015, Vol 58, p261
- ISSN
0066-622X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0066622X00002653