{"product_id":"adjaye-africa-architecture","title":"Adjaye · Africa · Architecture","description":"The African continent contains some of the world’s most vibrant culture and creativity, and yet its buildings – vernacular, colonial or contemporary – have rarely engaged the interest of Western architects. David Adjaye, the first black architect to establish a truly global reputation in his field, has found endless sources of inspiration for his designs in the rich – and chequered – heritage of Africa’s teeming metropolises. His life dream was to return to the continent as an architect to document Africa’s built environment. Over a long decade, he tirelessly documented these dynamic, colourful cities, photographing thousands of buildings, sites and places, and letting each building speak for itself in telling contrast to a design world obsessed with photorealistic slickness. The result was a stunning seven-volume work that has become an essential resource for all those interested in the burgeoning continent. This compact edition will make the fruits of this once-in-a-generation record available to a much wider audience. The result is one of the most original, ambitious and important architectural publications of our time, now available to everyone wishing to gain an understanding of a unique architectural heritage overlooked for too long.","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57586208899407,"sku":"9780500343166","price":52.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9780500343166_1-adjaye-africa-architecture.jpg?v=1777457390","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/adjaye-africa-architecture","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}