Shared Heritage Africa

Rediscovering Masterpieces

Journal article (2023)

Authors

U. Pottgiesser Heritage & Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment
W.J. Quist Heritage & Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment
Research Group
Heritage & Architecture (Architecture and the Built Environment) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 U. Pottgiesser, W.J. Quist
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52200/docomomo.69.ed
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Department

Architectural Engineering +Technology

Research Group

Heritage & Architecture

Abstract

Docomomo International is proud to present the results of the international project Shared Heritage Africa: Rediscovering Masterpieces and other selected papers from our call for papers Shared Heritage Africa – Campuses, published in December 2022. The SHA project itself, coordinated by Docomomo Germany, focused on rediscovering post-war modern buildings from the 1950s-1980s in the partner countries Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, and Rwanda. This period of independence from colonial rule, from the United Kingdom (Ghana 1957, Nigeria 1960, and Uganda 1962) and from Belgium (Rwanda 1962), has a great socio-political significance and influence on the educational systems and buildings. The rediscovery of this heritage focuses on exploring the values, challenges, and opportunities through the eyes of their contemporary users. Concentrating on the post-war modern buildings constructed after indepen-dence from colonial rule, the project celebrated projects that are situated at the periphery of the architectural discourse and, therefore, seldom documented despite their social, economic, and political significance.