The masteplan : a novel / Reiner de Graaf.
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TextPublisher: Archis, 2022Manufacturer: Netherlands : Wilco B.VCopyright date: ©2021 Edition: Reprinted, 2022Description: 314 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9789077966914 (paperback)Subject(s): City planning | Architects -- FictionLOC classification: PR6107.R224 M37 2022Subject: 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, but 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.
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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, but 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.
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