Hausa traditional architecture pdf download

Description of the building materials is fully explained, followed by the shape and the style of roofing. The paper notes that the hausa traditional housing is an excellent reference of traditional architecture in nigeria. Many studies define it in many different ways such as. It is considered in this report that traditional architecture must adjust to changing needs and conditions in. The essence of the nontangible architecture of the. Factors shaping vernacular architecture of northern nigeria. The first category is the oldest, and through time and. Factors shaping vernacular architecture of northern nigeria i. We invite you to get acquainted with history of hausa traditional architecture. Hausa architecture of northern nigeria and niger republic architecture haoussa du niger et du nord du nigeria. Pdf a lesson from vernacular architecture in nigeria. There is a very weak link between the historical style.

The first is the hausa homestead, which is the dominant. It portrays the historical style represented by the european, brazilian and north african trends through traditional architecture and the modern style with the international style, the new west african style and the postmodern trend. Hausa traditional architecture is an integral part of how hausa people construct a sense of interrelatedness with their physical environment. Different traditional hausa dressing styles for women. Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. The traditional hausa way of life and islamic social values have been intermixed for such a long time that many of the basic tenets of hausa society are islamic adamu 1978, 9. They opt for more open and revealing looks, but they still want to add some hausa flair and elements to their fashion style. Va is the idea and technology of a particular groups manner of constructing shelter under the. The origin of these different traditional building body. Essays in honor of renata holod is a collection of studies on the portable arts, arts of the book, painting, photography, and architecture spanning the medieval and modern periods and across the historical islamic lands. Igbo architecture in a traditional environment in the olden days is emerging. Hausa architecture known as tubali in the hausa language, found in senegal and. Transformation in hausa traditional residential architecture. The place of the family house in contemporary oyo town.

Interpretation of significant and messages in hausa traditional architecture. Woman standing in the doorway of a traditionally decored hausa house. This thesis will examine two models of west african architecture the mosque at zaria, nigeria and the mosque at dingueraye, guinea. Architecture of mosques and islamic centers in nonmuslim. The traditional architecture of the igbo of nigeria. The walls constructions are called tubali walls which involve the moulding of pearshaped sundried mud bricks made from birji. Gali, kabir umar mnia department of architecture, kano university of science and technology, wudil kano state, nigeria abstract this study assesses the hausa traditional residential houses with a view to identify transformations in. The walls constructions are called tubali walls which involve the moulding of. The traditional settlements of the hausa people of northern nigeria which are described in this article might, perhaps, come into this category. Relatives hope to live near each other to socialize and support each other. They constitute the largest ethnic group in the area, which also contains another large group, the fulani, perhaps onehalf of whom are settled among the hausa as a ruling class, having adopted the hausa language and culture.

As we turn to that landmark novel, things fall apart, the distinguished writer chinua achebe presents a description that brings the reade r close t o igb traditional architecture. Materials in this region, building materials typically fall into four groups. However, seeing as we live in the 21st century, a lot of women arent strictly following the traditional dressing code. Hausa architecture of northern nigeria and niger republic. This week we bring to you some best architecture books that are available for free online, you may download more. Northern nigeria is predominantly occupied by hausa fulanis ethnic group whom were involved in constant interaction with different people through contact. Housing, rural communities and urban poor, organized by international network for traditional building, architecture and. An introduction to indigenous african architecture labelle. Our partners will collect data and use cookies for ad personalization and measurement. Hausa is the chadic language with the largest number of speakers, spoken in benin, burkina faso, cameroon, ghana, niger, nigeria, sudan and togo. It portrays the historical style represented by the european, brazilian and north african trends through traditional architecture and the modern style with the international style. Traditional buildings across nigerias geographical zones are known to have demonstrated a thorough response to the climate, local technology and socioeconomic milieu in which they evolved. Only with adobe acrobat reader you can view, sign, collect and track feedback, and share pdfs for.

In addition, paper identifies the determinant and moderating factors as main issues that contributed to the development of hausa traditional architecture, in cognizance of local materials, method of construction, methods layout, social, cultural factors, and environmental factors amongst others. The african ejournals project has digitized full text of. Modern architecture in nigeria presents a bizarre picture of indiscriminate transplantation of foreign buildings, and a complete abandonment of traditional architecture. Because of the short life and high maintenance costs of hausa traditional con struction, new building methods and materials are now being introduced which. Each nigerian tribe has unique cultural characteristics. The chapter describes the hausa traditional houses and buildings. They are noticeable in clothing, music, food, residential and public buildings. Vann has many unique features which distinguish it from any other architecture. Still a status symbol of the traditional nobility in hausa society, the horse still features in the eid day celebrations, known as ranar sallah in english. The term vernacular architecture va is not an easy term to define. Daura city is the cultural center of the hausa people.

Zinder, ni woman standing in the doorway of a traditionally decored hausa house. This tendency has been digitized when books evolve into digital media equivalent ebooks. The study aims to examine each factor and their influences on the architecture of mosques and islamic centers in nonmuslim context through analysis and a comparison of a number of examples. It will also attempt to illustrate implicit patterns of creative expression, both literal and allegorical, in the spacemaking processes of the hausa and fulani peoples. Design and building of the royal palace, city walls and gates of northern nigeria. Traditional hausa architecture in northern nigeria. Download free acrobat reader dc software, the only pdf viewer that lets you read, search, print, and interact with virtually any type of pdf file. Yoruba architecture is a family panegyric it shouts the glory or misfortune of a family in clear structural language. All buildings, be it modern or old has an impact on the environment. Earth birji is earth used to make tubali and mortar. The following chapters will attempt to explain the traditional architectural elements, entitlement of architectural elements thopthang and guidelines on compromised thopthang for contemporary architecture. Hausa, the largest speaking language in west africa is one universe epitomized by the concept of change in both its traditions and culture. Design and building of the royal palace, city walls and gates of northern nigeria jibo, nura on. The history of hausa universe from the 7 th century ad to date has shown a gradual change in traditional creeds with a more radical change by the end of last century.

Tradition is opinion, belief, practice, customs etc. Hausa housing ranges from traditional family compounds in rural areas to modern, singlefamily houses in new sections of cities. Nationwide, the traditional built environment manifest in the application of local building materials. It further asserts that hausa traditional housing places restrictions on circulation of occupants especially women which could hamper their development socially and economically, and thus be an obstacle to the optimum. Hausa traditional architecture therefore can simply be defined as the art of shaping the environment to serve the requirements of hausa traditions comfortably and efficiently.

It consists of a compound in which there are several houses for specific purposes. Sources of nigerian architecture in the 21st century. Hausa architectural forms include mosques, walls, common compounds, and gates. A look at traditional hausa architecture in relation to social stratification paper presented at the international conference on the relevance of traditional architecture. It dug out from the kududdufi, the burrow pit carefully chosen by the builder since the birji varies considerably from town to town and even from pit to pit. Hausa architecture is the architecture of hausa people. Hausa, people found chiefly in northwestern nigeria and adjacent southern niger. No doubt that reading is the simplest way for humans to derive and constructing meaning in order to gain a particular knowledge from a source. The traditional yoruba man was a polygamist, counting his wives and children when numbering his properties and his lifestyle fed into his building. Transformation in hausa traditional residential architecture arc. Hausa traditional architecture in kano has also witnessed this change in typology and morphology of the building within the last few decades, so it generates several architectural statements based on the visual image and perceptions on traditional or modern contemporary buildings, otherwise termed as tradomodern buildings. These pervaded monumental buildings in northern nigerian cities such as emirs palaces in bauchi, zaria, kano and yola. It is the house to which the family belongs, and this exists in four different categories. Viollet le duc, the habitation of man in a11 ages, trans.