Theory

South-South Architectural Exchange

The thesis, documented by Stanek, that significant architectural knowledge and labour circulated laterally across the Global South (and East-South) during the Cold War — Eastern European socialist architects working in West Africa and the Middle East — without passing through the Euro-American centre.

Migration Exchange Power

Details

Introduced: 2020

Connections

relates to Postcolonial Theory

Referenced by

Architecture in Global Socialism: Eastern Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East in the Cold War articulates
Lukasz Stanek proposed

Sources

Lukasz Stanek. Architecture in Global Socialism. Princeton University Press, 2020.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "South-South Architectural Exchange." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/south-south-architectural-exchange/. Accessed July 17, 2026.