With support from The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Fondation Besnard de Quelen pour l’Innovation dans la Construction, Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersInternational audiencePassionate about both architecture and construction, it is with regret that in our own countries, we are witnessing the disappearance of ancestral building knowledge, progressively being replaced by uniform techniques. With this, we are losing behaviors which are essential to the equilibrium of our humanity: the response to the geography and the climate of place, the use of local resources, the sharing of knowledge among generations, the participation of community for a common benefit, and the building of traditions which permit each...
Honorable Mention Inspired by the Fanti of Ghana. What inspired you to enter this special competitio...
Niger is sand, light, and heat. Along with studying the country’s environmental and geographical con...
International audienceBuilding with earth and vegetal fibres is an illustration of frugal innovation...
ZAWISTOWSHI, Marie, ZAWISTOWSHI, Keith, 2008. The builders of Ghana : traditions of today and tomorr...
The tension between tradition and modernity extends into African traditional architecture. The desir...
The study was a descriptive survey to examine the cultural values and aesthetic functioning on moder...
International audienceThe study of the history of construction shows that builders have always been ...
Inter-Cultural Exchange Developing an architectural proposal in Ghana as a Dutch architect requires ...
The aim of this study is to demonstrate that the building systems and traditional types – formed spo...
Some European writers like David Hume, George Hegel and Hugh Trevor – Roper, among others have in th...
There is a gradually increasing attention to the various facets of the subject of African architectu...
This contribution focuses on the Volta River Project, a multi-purpose development scheme realised in...
Aligned with approaches that push the boundary of live projects beyond the live build only, this pap...
The African continent is extremely diverse in culture – despite its comparatively small geographical...
The first five chapters of this thesis provide a historical survey, dealing mainly with West Africa,...
Honorable Mention Inspired by the Fanti of Ghana. What inspired you to enter this special competitio...
Niger is sand, light, and heat. Along with studying the country’s environmental and geographical con...
International audienceBuilding with earth and vegetal fibres is an illustration of frugal innovation...
ZAWISTOWSHI, Marie, ZAWISTOWSHI, Keith, 2008. The builders of Ghana : traditions of today and tomorr...
The tension between tradition and modernity extends into African traditional architecture. The desir...
The study was a descriptive survey to examine the cultural values and aesthetic functioning on moder...
International audienceThe study of the history of construction shows that builders have always been ...
Inter-Cultural Exchange Developing an architectural proposal in Ghana as a Dutch architect requires ...
The aim of this study is to demonstrate that the building systems and traditional types – formed spo...
Some European writers like David Hume, George Hegel and Hugh Trevor – Roper, among others have in th...
There is a gradually increasing attention to the various facets of the subject of African architectu...
This contribution focuses on the Volta River Project, a multi-purpose development scheme realised in...
Aligned with approaches that push the boundary of live projects beyond the live build only, this pap...
The African continent is extremely diverse in culture – despite its comparatively small geographical...
The first five chapters of this thesis provide a historical survey, dealing mainly with West Africa,...
Honorable Mention Inspired by the Fanti of Ghana. What inspired you to enter this special competitio...
Niger is sand, light, and heat. Along with studying the country’s environmental and geographical con...
International audienceBuilding with earth and vegetal fibres is an illustration of frugal innovation...