Recently, I’ve been thinking about the virtues of our tropical climate and how it might allow us to better deal with the pandemic, which has us all locked down once again in our homes. It certainly ...

Sometimes, a house is more than just a house. With a little extra thought and consideration regarding building materials, design and landscaping, a structure and its grounds can become a powerful tool ...

The V&A’s ‘Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence’ is a bold exhibition that takes on ideas of colonialism, post-colonialism and how architecture and aesthetics can operate as both ...

Adefola Toye's PhD research is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). It is a Collaborative Doctoral Partnership between The National Archives and the University of Liverpool. The ...

As curator of the 2023 Venice architecture biennale, the Ghanaian-Scottish architect, Lesley Lokko, has chosen to highlight the African continent as “the laboratory of the future”. But as well as ...

Tropical Modernism is an architectural style. But it’s also intimately connected to postcolonial independence and nation-building – in India and Ghana and far beyond. And it’s being reevaluated in ...

Tropical Architecture Summer School in Bali: a unique learning experience whether you’re an architecture student, graduate, professional or simply an enthusiast with a passion for sustainable design, ...