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Fieldnotes · Tropical Modernism

George Padmore Library

A memorial library to the Pan-Africanist George Padmore, opened by Kwame Nkrumah on 30 June 1961 — a reading room raised on pilotis and wrapped in louvred glazing.

Architect

Attributed to Nickson & Borys (disputed)

Built

1961

Location

Ring Way, Osu · Accra

Photographed

1 April 2026

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