On the coast of Monrovia, along the shores of the Atlantic, a former luxury resort stands dilapidated, embodying the shattered dreams of emancipation and a long history of violence. Our visit to the former five-star Hotel Africa in Liberia in 2017 was part of a field study and a long-term research project titled BLUE: The Architecture of UN Peace Missions,1 which investigates the impacts of United Nations peacekeeping missions on cities, communities, and the environment.
Read more about UN Peacekeeping in Urban Environments. The Legacy of UNMIL
