Africa's amazing architecture: Do these buildings represent freedom? — edition.cnn.com

The 1960s and '70s were revolutionary decades in terms of architecture, and some of the very best of it was built in Africa. At least, that's how Manuel Herz sees it. An architect and historian, Herz has recently curated an exhibition on the subject for the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany. The exhibit, titled "Architecture of Independence: African Modernism" focuses on some of the most dynamic projects built in the wake of colonialism.

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