The Masterplan
When asked to design the capital of a young African republic, Rodrigo Tomás sees the opportunity of a lifetime. Eager to outshine his famous father he accepts, morebut he soon discovers that not all is what it seems… Chronicling the trajectory of an architect craving recognition, ‘The Masterplan’ delivers a fictional reconstruction of an architectural dream blown to dust by bigger forces. A personal story comes to reveal a larger story – of an emerging nation’s struggle with colonial residue, the growing Chinese influence in Africa and the fraught workings of a global real estate market.
Publisher: Archis
Published: 2021
Origin: Netherlands
Language: English
Pages: 313
Length × Width × Height: 19,5 × 12 × 2 cm
Article Number: 30139