Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Characteristics of igbo architecture includes Compounds, Wall/fence and Moats, Thatched Buildings, Verandas, Courtyards, Decorative motifs. [4] Depending on the area impluviums were also a common theme, especially around the Anambra area. [3] Compounds in Igbo spatial organizations are very important and can vary depending on the status of the ...
Michael Olutusen Onafowokan (1912–1991) [1] was a Nigerian architect regarded as the pioneer of architecture in Nigeria and Commonwealth Africa. [2] He was one of the pioneers of Tropical Modernism an architectural design era that took into consideration the climatic condition of the region and attempted to curtail or utilize the climatic condition through the use of design elements, styles ...
A traditional Igbo Architecture consists of Compounds, Wall/fence and Moats, Thatched Buildings, Verandas, Courtyards, Decorative motifs etc. . Traditional Igbo architecture is distinctive by several usual attributes and principled designs which is reflective of the cultural, environmental, and practical needs of the Igbo people.
Ekundayo Adeyinka Adeyemi (27 February 1937 – 25 January 2022) was a Nigerian architect and academic who was a distinguished professor of architecture at Covenant University, Ota. In 1975, Adeyemi attained professorship at Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria a promotion that made him the first professor of architecture in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan ...
An example is the architecture of the Kenyan National Library, [1] which was inspired by the Djembe drum. Across Africa, sustainable design focusing on social responsibility and the environment is important and the use of locally sourced natural materials has always been part of the African design process.
Hausa architecture is the architecture of the Hausa people of Northern Nigeria and Niger. [1] Hausa architectural forms include mosques, walls, common compounds, and gates. Hausa traditional architecture is an integral part of how Hausa people construct a sense of interrelatedness with their physical environment .
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Architecture in Nigeria" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... 19th-century architecture in Nigeria (2 C, 4 P) 20th-century architecture in Nigeria (3 C, 57 P)