DTA Collections | AA Department of Tropical Architecture Certificate awarded to John Steerwood, 1955.

Villa Banca, Sopan Baug, Pune.

Modernist church with a tall, slender bell tower and angular rooflines against a cloudy sky.

Egilise St. luc, Ngaliema, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Masite Cave House restoration, for the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, Masitise, Quthing, Lesotho

Thaba-Chitja Island Chalets, for Ministry of Toursim, Environment and Culture. Mohale, Maseru, Lesotho

Aerial view of a town with numerous small houses, a sports stadium, and a distant highway.

Kick4Life Center, Maseru, Lesotho

A low, rectangular building with corrugated metal siding and multiple entrances.

Eglise St Antoine, Ngaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Close-up abstract view of a circular, woven structure creating concentric rings and radiating lines.

Teto de vime. Balantas. Cambor – Região de Gabú

A panoramic view of several thatched-roof huts nestled among lush trees and foliage.

Vista geral da morança e terrenos envolventes. Brames. Dingal – Região de Cacheu

Traditional brick buildings with golden thatched roofs and an open-air circular structure.

Leseli Community Center, for the AFM Church, Khubetsoana, Berea, Lesotho

Modern multi-story white building complex with construction cranes under a clear sky.

Ministry of Finance and Egypt Tax Authority building, Cairo

Architectural drawings of a single-story house with various elevations, floor plans, and site layout.

Design for C/H/6 and C/H/7 Staff Quarters, Public Works Department, Zomba, Nyasaland Protectorate, July 1957

Thatched-roof huts are nestled amongst lush tropical foliage and trees.

Morança do Régulo de Chulame. Manjacos. Região de Cacheu

Chapel of the Gila, Florence, Arizona.

Aerial map illustrating a planned residential community with numerous houses and winding roads.

Lantern slide of an unknown site plan. Architect, publication, and date unknown.

A narrow outdoor passage between stone buildings, featuring palm trees and a paved pathway.

Office for the European Union, Maseru West, Lesotho

Open book displaying a black and white landscape photo with figures working amongst ruins.

Lantern slide of Eshtaol, a village near Jerusalem. Photographer and publication unknown.

Striking modern building with horizontal stripes, circular windows, and a central keyhole-shaped glass entrance.

El-Obour Elgohary Residence, Cairo

Faded white document with a complex diagram and text labels on a dark background.

Lantern slide of a site plan in Negev, Israel published in the journal “The Town Planning Review” , Photographer unknown.

Aerial view of a landscape on a brochure titled THIS.

Lantern slide of the Israeli desert. It is the cover of the book “This is Israel” by Isidor Feinstein Stone, published in 1948 by Boni and Gaer.

Overhead view of a landscape with mountains and a river, printed on a page.

Lantern slide of “the Jordan Valley after 20 years of cultivation”, in publication “This is Israel” published by Boni and Gaer. Photograph taken by Tim Gidal.

Overhead view of an open book displaying a landscape image, surrounded by papers.

Lantern slide of the settlement in Be’er Sheva, Photographer and publication unknown.

Modern building facade with large tan, curved, and cylindrical architectural elements.

Aswan International Airport, Egypt

Two elephants walking down a street with buildings and people.

Lantern slide of (top to bottom) the town market of al-Majdal Asqalan in Israel and LeTourneau Tournalayer, Photographers unknown.

A black and white photograph shows a landscape with large rock formations and sparse vegetation.

Lantern slide of “remains of Ancient Nabatean town of S’beita”. Publication and photographer unknown.

Cream-colored ribbed columns and flat architectural elements on a building facade.

Aswan International Airport, Egypt

Aswan International Airport building with its name displayed prominently on the facade.

Aswan International Airport, Egypt

Modern building with blue glass windows, curved cream sections, and geometric white architecture.

Conference Hall at 10th of Ramadan City, Sharqia

Modern cream and blue building with curved architecture surrounded by green grass and paved roads.

Conference Hall at 10th of Ramadan City, Sharqia

Modern white building with prominent blue arched entrances and tall palm trees under a blue sky.

'Oriental Weavers’ Exhibition Hall and Offices, 10th of Ramadan City, Sharqia

Two black and white photographs mounted on a gray background.

Lantern slide of (top to bottom) the street behind the Greek Catholic Church of Nazareth in Nazareth, Israel, and an amphitheatre near a village. Photographers unknown.

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AA Department of Tropical Architecture Certificate awarded to John Steerwood, 1955.

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