The middle of the Twentieth Century saw the independence ... Though the renowned African mid-century modernism was certainly present in the years after Senegal's independence in 1960, this was ...

As an architectural movement, Modernism was ideal for the day ... The middle of the Twentieth Century saw the independence of most countries on the African continent. Those euphoric times ...

Buildings believed to have been destroyed include 19th-century, Brutalist and mid-20th-century homes. Among them is the Benedict and Nancy Freedman House in Palisades, a Modernist home completed in ...