WORLD ARCHITECTURE 1900-2000: A CRITICAL MOSAIC VOLUME 6

CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

General Editor: Kenneth Frampton Volume Editor: Udo Kultermann

MM K25 CHINAARCHITECTURE & BUILDING PRESS

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T.U. Darmstadt • Fachbereich 15 Bibliothek Architektur u. Stadtebau

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Complimentary Remarks by Sara Topelson de Grinberg, Past President of the International Union of Architects (UIA) XI

Complimentary Remarks by Vassilis Sgoutas, President of the International Union of Architects (UIA) XII

Complimentary Remarks by Ye Rutang, President of the Architectural Society of China (ASC)

-A Record of 20th Century World Architecture XIII

General Introduction by Kenneth Frampton XIV

Introductory Essay-Continent of Hope by Udo Kultermann XVlT

Selected Buildings (in chronological order of years of design) 1

1900-1919 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 1897-1902, arch, unknown 4 Saint George's Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa, 1897-1957, arch. Sir Herbert Baker and Francis Edward Masey ' 6 Town Hall, Durban, South Africa, 1903-1910,-arch. Scott, Woolacott and Hudson 10 City Hall, Pretoria, South Africa, 1905, arch, unknown 12 Cecil Rhodes Monument, Cape Town, South Africa, 1905-1908, arch. Sir Herbert Baker 14 The Great Mosque, Djenne, Mali, 1907/arch. Ismail Traore 16 Union Buildings, Pretoria, South Africa, 1909-1910, arch. Sir Herbert Baker 18 City Hall, , South Africa, 1910-1915, arch. Hawke and McKinley 22 Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1910-1929, arch. Sir Edward Lutyens 24 University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, 1918, arch. Jim Solomon 26 1920-1939

Terminus of the Congo-Ocean Line, Black Point, Congo, 1921, arch. M. Philippot " 30 Cathedral du Souvenir Africain, Dakar, Senegal, 1923-1936, arch. Wulfleff 32 Stern House, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1934-1935, arch. Martienssen, Fassler and Cooke 34 Peterhouse Flats, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1934-1938, arch. Martienssen, Fassler and Cooke 36 Dar-es-Salaam Museum, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 1934-1940, arch. Gilman 38 The Martienssen House, Greenside, South Africa, 1939-1940, arch. Rex Martienssen 40

1940-1959

Oceanic Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya, 1951-1956, arch. Ernst May 44 Palais du Grand Conseil d'Afrique Occidentale, Dakar, Senegal, 1950-1956, arch. Badani and Roux-Dorlut 46 Cultural Center, Moshi, Tanzania, 1952, arch. Ernst May 48 Boeskay Flats. Housing in Lubumbashi, Congo, 1956-1957, arch. Julian Elliott and Philippe Charbonnier 50 Smiling Lion Apartments, Carreira deTivo, Maputo, Mozambique, 1956-1958, arch. Amancio d' Alpoim Guedes 52 Museum in , , 1956-1957, arch. Drake and Lasdun, 54 Aga Khan Platinum Jubilee Memorial Ishmaelia Community Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, arch. Amyas Douglas Connell 56 University of Nsukka, , 1957-1971, arch. James Cubitt 58 Kindergarten, Maputo, Mozambique, 1958-1963, arch. Amancio d'Alpoim Guedes 60 Library Building, Makerere College, Kampala, Uganda, 1958-1959, arch. Norman and Dawbarn 62 Alliance Girls' High School, Chapel and Theatre, Kikuyu, Kenya, 1958-1959, arch. Richard Hughes 64 Stadium, , Ghana, 1958, arch. Kenneth Scott 66 Housing in Ampefiloha, Tananarive, Malagasy Republic, 1958-1960, arch. Jose Ravemanantsoa, Jean Rafamanantsoa and Jean Rabemanantsoa 68 The Arya Girl's High School, Nairobi, Kenya, 1958-1960, arch. Peer Abben 70 University of Nigeria, , Nigeria, 1959-1960, arch. E. and Jane Drew 72 Hospital for the Nigerian Railway Corporation, , Nigeria, 1959-1962, arch. Alex Ifeanyi Ekwueme 74

1960-1979

Cooperative Bank of Western Nigeria, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1960, arch. E. Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew, Drake and Lasdun 78 Gruenewald House, Itawa, near Ndola, Zambia, 1960, arch. Julian Elliott 80 The Crown Law Offices, Nairobi, Kenya, 1960-1979, arch. Amyas Douglas Connell 82 Parliament Building, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1961-1962, arch. Dovand Ram Karmi 84 Obafeme Awolowo University (formerly University of Ife), Ife, Nigeria, 1961-1972, arch. Sharon and Sharon 86 Junior Staff Housing, Christiansborg Castle, Accra, Ghana, 1962, arch. J. G. Halstead and D. A. Barratt 88 Elementary School, Lagos, Nigeria, 1962-1963, arch. Olewole Olumuyiwa 90 Sagrada Familia da Machava, Mozambique, 1962-1964, arch. Amancio d'Alpoim Guedes 92 Federal University in Yaounde, Cameroon, 1962-1969, arch. Michel Ecochard and Claude Tardits 94 Dormitories of the University of Tananarive, Malagasy Republic, 1962-1972, arch. Roland Simounet 96 Parliament Building, Nairobi, Kenya, 1963, arch. Amyas Douglas Connell . 98 Northern Police College, , Nigeria, 1963, arch. Godwin and Hopwood 100 Kasama Cathedral, Lusaka, Zambia, 1964-1966, arch. Julian Elliott 102 Social Center and Student Hall of the University of , Ghana, 1964-1967, arch. Renato Severino 104 General Post Office and Ministry of PTT, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1964-1970, arch. Ivan Straus and Zdravko Kovaevi 106 Engineering Laboratories, Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, c.1965, arch. James Cubitt 108 University Flats, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, 1965, arch. Alan Vaughan-Richards 110 Thermal Baths, Filwoha, Ethiopia, 1965, arch. Michal Todros and Zalman and Ruth Enav 112 University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, 1965-1968, arch. Julian Elliott 114 Legislative Assembly and Government Center, , , 1966-1978, arch. E. Maxwell Fry, Jane Drew and Partners 116 National Theatre and Cultural Center, Kampala, Uganda, 1968, arch. Peatfield and Bodgener 118 Monastery, Gihindamuyaga, Butare, Rwanda, 1968-1969, arch. Lucien Kroll 120 Kenyatta Conference Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 1968-1973, arch. Karl Hendrik Nostvik and David Mutiso 122 Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1968-1975, arch. Meyer, Pienaar, Smith 124 Maisonettes for the Bank of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, 1971-1972, arch. Montgomery, Oldfield and Kirby 128 Headquarters of the National Bank of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, 1973-1976, arch. Richard Hughes 130 Mombasa Air Terminal, Kenya, 1977, arch. Gollins, Melvin, Ward and Partners, and Richard Hughes 132 Development Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1975-1976, arch. Aarno Ruusuvouri 134 IBM Headquarters Building, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1975-1976, arch. Arup Associates 136 UN Accommodations, Gigiri, Kenya, 1975-1981, arch. David Mutiso 138 French Cultural Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 1976, arch. Dalgiesh Marshall 140 Medical Center, Mopti, Mali, 1976, arch. Andre Ravereau 142 Student Hostel, Zambia College, Lusaka, Zambia, 1976-1977, arch. Montgomery, Oldfield and Kirby 144 Agricultural Training Center, UNESCO/BREDA, Nianing, Senegal, 1977, arch. Kamal El Jack, Pierre Bussat, Oswald Delicour, Sjoerd Nienhuys and Christopher Posma, master mason: Diallo 146 Low-Cost Housing , Rosso-Satara, Mauritania, 1977, arch. A. and J. Esteve and Ladji Camara (ADAUA) 148 Community Center, Steinkopf, South Africa, 1978-1980, arch. Uytenbogaardt and Rozendal 150 Government Center, Abuja, Nigeria, 1979-1981, arch. Kenzo Tange 152 Mangosuthu Technicon, Umlazi, Natal, South Africa, 1979-1982, arch. Hallen Theton and Partners 154 Brenthurst Library, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1979/1981-1981/1982, arch. Hallen Theton and Partners (Hans Heyerdahl Hallen) 156

1980-1999

. House, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1982, arch. Stanley Saitowitz 160 Court of Justice, Agadez, Niger, c. 1982, arch. Laszlo Mester de Parajd 162 Golf Resort, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, 1982, arch. Roger Taillibert 164 BMW Head Offices, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa, 1982-1984, arch. Hallen Theron and Partners 166 11 Diagonal Street, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1982-1985, arch. Murphy and Jahn in association with Louis Karol Architects 168 Onersol Solar Energy Research Center, Niamey, Niger, 1982-1985, arch. Lazlo Mester de Parajd 170 Mityana Pilgrim's Center Shrine, Mityana, Uganda, 1983, arch. Justus Dahinden 172 Guiness Brewery, Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria, 1983, arch. Godwin and Hopwood 176 Center for Accounting Studies, Maseru/Lesotho, 1983, arch. Househam, McPherson, Henderson 178 Ghana National Theatre, Accra, Ghana, 1985-1992, arch. Chen Taining 180 362 West Street, Durban, South Africa, 1986, arch. Murphy and Jahn, in association with Strauch Vorster and Partners 182 Notre-Dame de la Paix, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, 1986-1989, arch. Pierre Fakoury 184 Peninsula Technicon, Belleville South, Cape Town, South Africa, 1986-1989, arch. Revel Fox and Partners 186 Communication Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 1987/1988-1992, arch. Henning Larsen 188 Headquarters of the Bank of Economic Community of West African States, Lome, Togo, 1987-1992, arch. Pierre Goudiaby Atepa 190 Shimba Hill Lodge, Shimba, Kenya, 1988, arch. Symbion International, Architects and Interior Desigers 192 Conference Hall, Bamako, Mali, 1989-1994, arch. Chen Taining 194 Supreme Court Complex, Abuja, Nigeria, 1989-1998, arch. Olewole Olumyiwa 196 Headquarters of the Bank of the Economic Community of West African States, Dakar, Senegal, 1990, arch. Pierre Goudiaby Atepa 198 Headquarters of the Bank of West African States, Ougadougou, Burkina Faso, 1990, arch. Wango Pierre Sauwadogo 200 Organization of African Unity (OAU) Conference Hall, Abuja, Nigeria, 1991, arch. Albert Speer and Julius Berger 202 Graduate School of Business, Cape Town, South Africa, 1991, arch. Revel Fox and Partners 204 Retirement Complex, Edgemead, Cape Town, South Africa, 1991, arch. Revel Fox and Partners 206 Johannesburg Branch of the South African Reserve Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1991-1996, arch. Meyer Pienaar Architects 208 Mixed Development Eastgate, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1991-1996, arch. Pearce Partnership 210 Johannesburg Athletic Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1992-1995, arch. Arup Associates 212 Ministry Complex, Abuja, Nigeria, 1992-1996, arch. Albert Speer and Partner . 214 British High Commission, Nairobi, Kenya, 1997, arch. Hugh Cullum and Richard Nightingale 216 Total Oil Company Building, Abuja, Nigeria, 1997, arch. Zuhair Ahmed (Triad Associates) 218

Nominators' Statements 220

Nominators' Statements: 221 David Aradeon Nnamdi Elleh Richard Hughes

General Bibliography 225

Index 232