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V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"

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Nkrumah, who sometimes sketched designs for the buildings he wanted on napkins, created the first architecture school in sub-Saharan Africa to train a new generation of African architects, and this institution has partnered with us on a five-year research project into tropical modernism."

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Tongji University's College of Architecture and Urban Planning marks 70 years with Global Dean's Forum

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Promotion: Shanghai 's Tongji University is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its College of Architecture and Urban Planning with the Global Dean's Forum, a day-long event bringing together 11 major architecture schools from around the world. Li Xiang Ning (left) is the new dean of CAUP. Image by CAUP.

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The Culture of Architecture Needs an Overhaul, Part II: Historical Background, Today’s Context and Future Steps

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Part I defined culture and explored recent events that bring to light the increasing need for cultural change at the industry level. Studio Culture in Architecture Schools In their design for the Abedian School of Architecture in QLD, Australia, Crab Studio sought to rethink the traditional bounds of architecture’s pedagogical spaces.

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Architecture education needs "decolonisation and decarbonisation" says London School of Architecture head Neal Shasore

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Shasore argues that the LSA's ethos must now adapt in line with recent political events such as the furore over the statue of 19th-century imperialist Cecil Rhodes and the wave of Black Lives Matter protests following the 2020 murder of African American George Floyd at the hands of police. Diversity and inclusion is hard".

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