Architecture and Politics in Nigeria - The Study of a Late Twentieth Century Enlightenment Inspired

By examining the creation of the modernist national public spaces of Abuja within a broader historical and global context, this book looks at how the successes and the failures of these spaces have affected the citizens of the country.

About the author

Nnamdi Elleh, Ph.D., is Professor of Architecture at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. His research interests include modern and contemporary architecture understood as diverse, multi-centered, regional, vernacular and localized experiences in different parts of the world.

Summary

By examining the creation of the modernist national public spaces of Abuja within a broader historical and global context, this book looks at how the successes and the failures of these spaces have affected the citizens of the country.

Product details

• Authors: Nnamdi Elleh, Nnamdi (Professor of Architecture Elleh, Elleh Nnamdi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367667955
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66795-5
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Nigeria, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, 21st Century, Political activism, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, History of Architecture, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), City and town planning: architectural aspects, Political activism / Political engagement