Vernacular Architecture of West Africa

Author	: Jean-Paul Bourdier
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2011
ISBN-13	: 0415585430
ISBN-10	: 9780415585439
Rating	: 4/5 (39 Downloads)

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Download or read book Vernacular Architecture of West Africa written by Jean-Paul Bourdier and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The dwellings of hundreds of African ethnic groups offer a variety of ideas and construction practices which contradict the widespread image of the primitive huts comonly atributed to rural Africa... The cultural dimension and its application using different architectural practices are illustrated in this work."--Book jacket.

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