Publisher's Synopsis
The true story of a city is often best told through its architecture. The story of Mogadishu-frequently reduced to one of conflict and destruction-is beautifully revealed in Mogadishu: Lost Moderns. In this book, Somali-British architect Rashid Ali and British photographer Andrew Cross present a fresh and uncommon portrait of the Somalian city, revealing how its architecture has reshaped and defined it-from colonization to independence and from antiquity to modernism-as one of the most important cities in the Horn of Africa. Richly illustrated with both archival and specially commissioned photos of the city, this book highlights a Mogadishu never before seen-at least not quite like this.
