Vernacular architecture of West Africa : a world in dwelling / Jean-Paul Bourdier and Trinh Minh-ha.
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TextPublication details: Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2011.Description: 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm ; casedContent type: - 0415585430 (hardback)
- 9780415585439 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9780415585439:
- World in dwelling
- Habiter un monde
- Vernacular architecture -- Africa, West
- Architecture, Domestic -- Africa, West
- Adobe houses -- Africa, West
- Architecture and Planning
- Architecture: residential buildings, domestic buildings
- West Africa
- Architecture
- Regional geography
- Architecture: interior design
- Architecture: professional practice
- Architectural structure & design
- 728.0966
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Translated from the French.
Translation of: Habiter un monde : architectures de l'Afrique de l'ouest.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-191) and index.
Introduction -- Dweller, dwelling, and setting -- Cultural framework -- House as project of identity : picturing Soninke dwellings -- House as inside and outside : picturing Kassena dwellings -- House as assurance of social viability : picturing Moba dwellings -- House as vessel of day and night : picturing Nuna dwellings -- House as life-giving speech : picturing Jaxanke, Ko, and Mandingo dwellings -- House as creative source : picturing Puguli and Bassari dwellings -- House as newborn : picturing Kusasi and Birifor dwellings -- House and differential space : picturing Moor dwellings -- House in the world's image : picturing Batammaliba dwellings -- Architectural practices -- Terrace-roofed dwellings -- Nankani dwelling -- Lyela dwelling -- Dogon Cliff dwellings -- Tokolor dwelling -- Tokolor mosques -- Thatch-roofed dwellings -- Konkomba dwelling -- Toffinu Lake dwelling -- Sereer dwelling -- Joola impluvium dwelling -- Calabash Dome : Fulbe dwelling.
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