Kenyatta International Convention Center: A Modernist Icon of Post-Colonial African Architecture
01-05-2024 06:00 via archdaily.com

Kenyatta International Convention Center: A Modernist Icon of Post-Colonial African Architecture

Kenyatta International Conference Centre. Shutterstock Image.The modern and futuristic architecture of Sub-Saharan Africa reflects the aspirations and progressive spirit that dominated the early years of independence for many countries in this region between the late 1950s and early 1960s. This architectural production, coinciding with economic growth, employed complex construction methods in designs that seamlessly blended interior and exterior spaces (thanks to the tropical climate), focusing
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