Vernacular architecture of West Africa : a world in dwelling /
Bourdier, Jean-Paul.
Vernacular architecture of West Africa : a world in dwelling / World in dwelling Jean-Paul Bourdier and Trinh Minh-ha. - Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2011. - 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Translated from the French. Translation of: Habiter un monde : architectures de l'Afrique de l'ouest.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-191) and index.
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.
0415585430 (hardback) 9780415585439 (hardback : alk. paper)
Vernacular architecture--Africa, West.
Architecture, Domestic--Africa, West.
Adobe houses--Africa, West.
728.0966 / B J V
Vernacular architecture of West Africa : a world in dwelling / World in dwelling Jean-Paul Bourdier and Trinh Minh-ha. - Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2011. - 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Translated from the French. Translation of: Habiter un monde : architectures de l'Afrique de l'ouest.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-191) and index.
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.
0415585430 (hardback) 9780415585439 (hardback : alk. paper)
Vernacular architecture--Africa, West.
Architecture, Domestic--Africa, West.
Adobe houses--Africa, West.
728.0966 / B J V