Descriptions of architectural styles, layouts, materials, and construction techniques are woven into this discussion of the larger historical and cultural context, examining how lifestyle changes and architectural trends influence one another. Readers will come away with a rich understanding of the challenges and opportunities for a new generation of African architects.
Descriptions of architectural styles, layouts, materials, and construction techniques are woven into this discussion of the larger historical and cultural context, examining how lifestyle changes and architectural trends influence one another. Readers will come away with a rich understanding of the challenges and opportunities for a new generation of African architects.
Epee Ellong teaches African Architecture at the Ecole Superieure Speciale d'Architecture du Cameroun in Yaounde, Cameroon. In 1988, he was published in Presence Africaine on the use of urban space in African funeral ceremonies. While working in the U.S. as an architect, he spoke regularly at universities and at the Museum for African Art.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword (Jack Travis) Preface (Epée Ellong) Introduction 1. Hut of Congo, Hut of Cameroon Sudanian-Sahelian Historical Band Guinean Historical Band Equatorial-Southern Historical Band Eastern Historical Band Architectural Links 2. Traditional Dwellings of Cameroon Thatch Architecture Straw Architecture Architecture of Raffia Braids 3. Colonial Dwellings The Encounter of the "Hut" and the Modern "Villa" The Colonial House From "Hut" to "Villa" 4. Directions for an Architecture Transformations from Hut to Modern Home The Architect and the "Villa" Materials for an Architecture A Hut for an Architecture 5. Death and the Dwelling Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword (Jack Travis) Preface (Epée Ellong) Introduction 1. Hut of Congo, Hut of Cameroon Sudanian-Sahelian Historical Band Guinean Historical Band Equatorial-Southern Historical Band Eastern Historical Band Architectural Links 2. Traditional Dwellings of Cameroon Thatch Architecture Straw Architecture Architecture of Raffia Braids 3. Colonial Dwellings The Encounter of the "Hut" and the Modern "Villa" The Colonial House From "Hut" to "Villa" 4. Directions for an Architecture Transformations from Hut to Modern Home The Architect and the "Villa" Materials for an Architecture A Hut for an Architecture 5. Death and the Dwelling Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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