How Does Architecture Differ In Ethnic Groups Split By Country Borders? CPDI Africa Blog Post -BY AISHA AMINU ... Read & Share your thoughts
Have you heard about Africa before? Not the Africa you see on TV, but the real Africa. Contrary to the conventional view of Africa as a homogeneous entity, it is the continent with the highest number of countries, and it is highly rich in ethnic diversity
So what if you found out that most country borders aren’t physical walls but a figment of our imagination? You’d probably look to maps to prove that borders exist. But before maps of Africa with country borders were produced, there were people - people with different languages and cultures...
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https://cpdiafrica.blogspot.com/2020/07/how-does-architecture-differ-in-ethnic.html
*Discover beautiful ethnic architectures*
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Giving Africa a face in modern architecture, by fast-tracking the evolution of African architecture and stimulating the consciousness of research and learning institutions towards achieving this goal.
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- This sounds an important and timely project. Indigenous African architectures have been grossly under-represented in architectural publishing and media. They - all of them - perfectly adapted to the conditions of their locale [resource availability, land-use type, temperature, humidity, faunal communities, etc]., these architectures are a critical source of insight and inspiration when creating sustainable architectural futures across Africa's many nations and regions. On the issue of how politics influences the inequity in the visibility of indigenous and vernacular architectures more generally, you can find an open access chapter that deals with how these issues have systemically limited awareness of Native American architectures here https://www.panarchiccodex.com/systemic-integration-of-fire-and-architecture. If looking for inspiration in respect of how to present your findings and ideas illustratively, diagrammatically, and photographically, recommened looking at a copy of Julia Watson's Lo-Tek, which essenitally sets the standard in this regard. If looking for an outstanding illustrator of African heritage with an interest in how African indigenous and vernacular architecture may inspire its future built environments, look at the work of Peter Efe. If seeking an editor with a keen awareness of how inequality impacts on the visilbity of the architectures of different peoples and cultures, reach out to Christina Murray, editor of The Developer, UK. Good luck with your project! Do share the fruits of your research labours here on The Dots!
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