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London's Victoria and Albert Museum's "Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence" exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Here, the museum shares images from the show and Dezeen pins projects from across their archive that are inspired by, or directly reference, Tropical Modernism. www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/
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By Aditya Prakash, ca. 1975. Prakash was principal of the College of Architecture in Chandigarh. He developed the ‘Linear City’ as an alternative to Le Corbusier’s ‘lifeless’ city plan of Chandigarh. Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
Giani Rattan Singh (1906–2006) was a Sikh master model maker who worked with Le Corbusier to translate his drawings into three dimensions. Courtesy of Pierre Jeanneret fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture. Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
A witness stand, or 'accused cabin', from the Chandigarh High Court, designed by Le Corbusier, on display in the Tropical Modernism exhibition at V&A South Kensington. Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.

V&A presents Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence

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Perforated brickwork used to renovate house in Vietnam
Perforated brickwork used to renovate house in Vietnam
Tropical Space uses perforated brickwork to build pottery studio

Dezeen projects inspired by Tropical Modernism

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a drawing of a city with roads and buildings
Modernism Architecture
Tropical Modernism
College Of Architecture
Axonometric View
Axonometric Drawing
City Plan
Victoria London
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City Block
Perspective of ‘Linear City’, Chandigarh, India
By Aditya Prakash, ca. 1975. Prakash was principal of the College of Architecture in Chandigarh. He developed the ‘Linear City’ as an alternative to Le Corbusier’s ‘lifeless’ city plan of Chandigarh. Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
two men in turbans are working on an item with scissors and other tools
Battle Of Passchendaele
Pancho Villa
Colorized Photos
Montessori School
Living History
Montessori Activities
Film Stills
Chandigarh
Rattan Singh and Dhani Ram at work on model for Capitol Complex, Chandigarh, India, ca. 1960
Giani Rattan Singh (1906–2006) was a Sikh master model maker who worked with Le Corbusier to translate his drawings into three dimensions. Courtesy of Pierre Jeanneret fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture. Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
a wooden object on display in a museum with yellow flooring and glass cases behind it
South Kensington
Stand Design
Victoria And Albert Museum
Modern Architecture
Architecture
Design
Witness stand designed by Le Corbusier
A witness stand, or 'accused cabin', from the Chandigarh High Court, designed by Le Corbusier, on display in the Tropical Modernism exhibition at V&A South Kensington. Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
two wooden chairs sitting on top of a yellow floor
Jeanneret Chair
Pierre Jeanneret
September 2024
Chandigarh Chairs on display in the Tropical Modernism exhibition at V&A South Kensington
Designed by Pierre Jeanneret and Eulie Chowdhury. This 20th-century design classic is often referred to as 'the Jeanneret chair' after Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret. Attribution to Indian architect Eulie Chowdhury has been lost or ignored in favour of associating it with Jeanneret. Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
two wooden chairs sitting on top of a yellow floor
Chandigarh Chairs on display in the Tropical Modernism exhibition at V&A South Kensington
Designed by Pierre Jeanneret and Eulie Chowdhury. This 20th-century design classic is often referred to as 'the Jeanneret chair' after Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret. Attribution to Indian architect Eulie Chowdhury has been lost or ignored in favour of associating it with Jeanneret.
two wooden buildings on top of a black base
Architecture Classic
Architecture Models
Architectural Model
Arch Model
Architectural Models
Ceramic Inspiration
Architectural Section
Modern And Contemporary Art
Space Race
Le Corbusier’s scale model of the Tower of Shadows in Chandigarh, India, 1957
Le Corbusier’s scale model of the Tower of Shadows in Chandigarh, India, 1957. The Tower of Shadows is an experimental design that controls the effects of the sun and reduces temperature. Model made by Giani Rattan Singh. Courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
a man sitting on the ground next to a map with a person standing on top of it
Le Corbusier Painting
Le Corbusier Chandigarh
Pierre Jeanneret Furniture
Le Corbusier Designs
Modern India
Modernist Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright
Modern Landscaping
Le Corbusier - the Modular Man
Le Corbusier in Chandigarh, India with the plan of the city and a model of the Modular Man, his universal system of proportion, 1951 © FDL, ADAGP 2014
two tall palm trees standing in front of an apartment building with bookshelves on each floor
Independence Images
Kumasi Ghana
London Design Festival
Mid Century Architecture
London Design
School Architecture
Unity Hall, KNUST in Kumasi, Ghana
By John Owuso Addo and Miro Marasović. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) established the first architecture school in West Africa (now the Department of Architecture). Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
the stairs are made of metal and wood with intricate designs on them, as well as wrought iron grills
City Grid
Architectural Association
Tropical Architecture
Colonial Architecture
Sustainable Architecture
Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast, Ghana
Extensions of the school were designed by Maxwell Fry, Jane Drew & Partners, who were commissioned to work on a series of schools primarily in the Gold Coast (now Ghana). Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
two people sitting at a table in a restaurant with wooden chairs and shelves on the wall
Venice Architecture
Senior Staff Club House, KNUST in Kumasi, Ghana
By John Owuso Addo and Miro Marasović. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) established the first architecture school in West Africa (now the Department of Architecture). Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
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Maxwell Fry and John Noah
Maxwell Fry in his London office with John Noah, an architect from Sierra Leone, 1940s. Image courtesy of RIBA. Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
a house that is sitting in the grass
Walter Gropius
Victoria And Albert
The Scott House
Designed by (and private home of) architect Kenneth Scott. This villa embodies the modernist principles seen in the public buildings he helped design in Accra, Ghana in the 1960s and 70s. Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
an elephant made out of different types of electronics
Whitechapel London
Eduardo Paolozzi
Traditional Building
Modernism
Klokvormig Masker, by Eduardo Paolozzi, 1946-7
Collage featuring a Congolese elephant mask fused with architectural images. Courtesy of Trustees of the Paolozzi Foundation. Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
an aerial view of a large building with a huge arch in the center and some stairs leading up to it
Accra Ghana
Venice Biennale
Accra
Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana
Also known as Independence Square, the public square was commissioned by former Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah to celebrate Ghanian independence in 1957. Construction was completed in 1961. Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.
black and white photograph of an open door to a building with scissors on the outside
Community Centre
Architecture Office
The Community Centre, Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana), 1953
Designed by Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry, the building features a mural by Ghanaian artist Kofi Antubam, who became the official state artist of Ghana after independence in 1957. Book tickets for 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence' at V&A South Kensington. The exhibition runs until 22 September 2024. Follow the link to purchase.