Vernacular architecture of West Africa

a world in dwelling

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Vernacular architecture of West Africa
Jean-Paul Bourdier
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Abingdon, Oxon [England], New York, NY

Table of Contents

Inntroduction
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.

Edition Notes

Translation of: Habiter un monde : architectures de l'Afrique de l'ouest.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Titles
World in dwelling

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
728.0966
Library of Congress
NA1598 .B68413 2011, NA1598.B68413 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24384886M
ISBN 10
0415585430
ISBN 13
9780415585439
LCCN
2010039377
OCLC/WorldCat
548660220

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