A Lesson From Vernacular Architecture In Nigeria 1st Edition Phd Candidate Joyce Lodson by Ph.d. Candidate Joyce Lodson, Ph.d. Candidate John Emmanuel Ogbeba, Dr. Ugochukwu Kenechi Elinwa instant download after payment.

Contemporary architecture has its roots from the vernacular. Every cultural group in
the world has its own form of vernacular though the approach may vary from place to
place and from people to people. Vernacular architecture has many values which are
relevant to contemporary architecture today. This paper looks at vernacular
architecture in Nigeria as practiced by two ethnic groups who have varying climatic,
religious and socio-cultural practices. The approaches to architecture by these two
groups, i.e. the Hausas and Igbos, are looked at with the intention of finding positive
values in the vernacular which can be applied to the contemporary. One of such
values as seen in this paper is the harmony of traditional building materials with
nature. Local building materials are able to meet housing needs without having
detrimental effect on the environment. More emphasis should therefore be given to
local building materials in the building industry today. The paper concludes by
stating that for contemporary architecture to adequately meet the needs of man today,
vernacular values which apply to the cultural and climatic needs of such places
should be selected and imbibed.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2018) 2(1), 84-95.
https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2018.3664