Architecture in Global Socialism by Łukasz Stanek
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English - March 17, 2020 22:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsDesign Arts Society & Culture architects designers architecture anthropology design architectural history theory architectural theory urbanism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Architects, planners, and construction firms from socialist Eastern Europe shaped the urbanization of West Africa and the Middle East during the Cold War in ways we had not, until now, considered. Łukasz Stanek examines the strategic ambitions and sometimes contradictory motivations behind this global cooperation.