Calvin Po

Why architectural modernism was championed by the rulers and the ruled

Tropical modernism had its roots in the Empire but the style thrived within independent Ghana and India

Unity Hall, part of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, designed by John Owuso Addo and Miro Marasović. Image: © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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