African architecture : evolution and transformation

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African architecture : evolution and transformation

Nnamdi Elleh

McGraw-Hill, 1996

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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From Egypt to Ethiopia, Botswana to Burundi and Zimbabwe to Cameroon, this book presents a study of African architecture from antiquity to present day. The author evaluates historical, traditional and contemporary architecture by examining the various cultural groups of North, Central, East, South and Western Africa from ethnic, climatic, political, regional, economic, religious, and historical perspectives. In addition the final chapter looks at modern architecture throughout Africa.

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Introduction.Part I: Defining African Architecture.Indigenous Architecture.Western Architecture.Islamic Architecture.Part II: North Africa.Morocco.Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.Egypt.Part III: Central and East Africa.Dijibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan.Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.Central African Republics.Part IV: South Africa.Angola, Mozambique, and the Islands.Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Republic of South Africa.Part V: The Sudan.Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Chad.Gambia, Guinea, and Senegal.Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast.Cameroon.Nigeria.Part VI: Modern Architecture.Urbanism.Urbanization.New Towns.

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