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== Tropical Modernism ==
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Tropical Modernism, or Tropical Modern, is a style of architecture that merges modernist architecture principles with tropical [[Vernacular architecture|vernacular]] traditions, emerging in the mid-20th century. The term is used to describe modernist architecture in various regions of the world, including Latin America, Asia and Africa, as detailed below. Architects adapted to local conditions by using features which encouraged protection from harsh sunlight (such as solar shading) and encouraged the flow of cooling breezes through buildings (through narrow corridors).<ref name=":0"/> Some contend that the style originated in the "hot, humid conditions" of West Africa in the 1940s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence - Exhibition at V&A South Kensington  |url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/tropical-modernism-architecture-and-independence |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=Victoria and Albert Museum |language=en}}</ref> Typical features include geometric screens. [[Maxwell Fry]] and [[Jane Drew]], of the [[Architectural Association School of Architecture|Architectural Association]] architecture school in London, UK, made important contributions to research and practice in the Tropical Modernism style, after founding the School of Tropical Study at the [[Architectural Association School of Architecture|AA.]] Speaking about the adoption of modernism in post-independence Ghana, Professor [[Ola Uduku|Ola Ukuku]], states that {{"'}}those involved in developing Tropical Modernism were actually operating as agents of the colonies at the time{{'"}}.<ref name="Bridgeman">{{Cite web |last=Bridgeman |first=Nile |date=2024-03-21 |title=Review: Tropical Modernism at the V&A |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/practice/culture/review-tropical-modernism-at-the-va |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=The Architects' Journal |language=en |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240623223731/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/practice/culture/review-tropical-modernism-at-the-va |archive-date= Jun 23, 2024 }}</ref>