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Tropical Modernism exhibition at the V&A

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2 March – 22 September 2024 | South Kensington, LONDON

The Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London explores the architectural styles of tropical modernism in West Africa and India. In the late 1940s, British architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry adapted a modern aesthetic valuing function over ornament and applied this to the hot, humid conditions of West Africa.

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CONCRETE JUNGLE Tropical Architecture and its Surprising Origins

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Gestalten’s latest publication, Concrete Jungle, explores modernist architecture in tropical settings. The book explores influential works in tropical countries such as Brazil and Mexico, by architects including Luis Barragán, Paulo Menes da Rocha and Marcio Kogan. Gestalten

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Aviv House by Co-Lab Design Office, p.16 Concrete Jungle, gestalten 2023. Photo César Béjar
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Padang Linjong Residence, p.62 Concrete Jungle, gestalten 2023. Photo Tommaso Riva
Art Villa by Formafatal + Refuel Works, p.252 Concrete Jungle, gestalten 2023. Photo BoysPlayNice
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Fortunata House by Luciano Lerner Basso, p.276 Concrete Jungle, gestalten 2023. Photo Manuel Sá