Ingrid Quintana-GuerreroEmmanuel Kusi Ofori-Sarpong2026-03-222026-03-22202510.16995/ah.23425https://doi.org/10.16995/ah.23425https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/77228This is an accepted article with a DOI pre-assigned that is not yet published.A review of: Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence, curated by Nana Biamah-Ofosu, Bushra Mohamed, and Christopher Turner and presented at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2 March 2024 - 22 September 2024.) The exhibition offers a timely opportunity for reflection for anyone interested in the histories of modernist architecture, whether specialist or enthusiast. It serves as both a clarion call and a provocation, challenging the field to recognise how far it has come and how much further there is to go.enHistoryarticle