The architecture of the West African mosque : an exegesis of the Hausa and Fulani models
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2012
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| author | Kahera, Akel I. (Akel Ismail) |
| author2 | Ronald Lewcock. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/747852019-04-11T11:07:55Z The architecture of the West African mosque : an exegesis of the Hausa and Fulani models Exegesis of the Hausa and Fulani models Kahera, Akel I. (Akel Ismail) Ronald Lewcock. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-109). This thesis will examine two models of West African architecture-- the Mosque at Zaria, Nigeria and the Mosque at Dingueraye, Guinea. It will also attempt to illustrate implicit patterns of creative expression, both literal and allegorical , in the space-making processes of the Hausa and Fulani peoples. In passing, some attention will also be given to the cultural and building traditions of the Mande people. The notion of space and place in much of sub-Saharan Africa oscillates in a realm which is neither absolutely rational nor ethereal. Culture, it could be argued, can offer us an opportunity to investigate an analytical taxonomy through which we can compare and discover particular attributes of space and the phenomenological dimensions of built form. Culture , as a layered accumulation of historical events , visual vocabularies, and architectural expression, is subject at one time or another to an ethos which may have had a syncretic origin. Among the Hausa and Fulani, the image which exists within the architectural paradigm can be described as a language, or code or a method of explaining spatial concepts related to concrete space and traditional culture. The Hausa and Fulani spatial schemes are concerned with the nature of space as a context and metaphor for experience , inner and outer, hidden and manifest. by Akel I. Kahera. M.S. 2012-11-19T19:07:12Z 2012-11-19T19:07:12Z 1987 1987 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74785 16972142 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 [1], iv, 109 leaves application/pdf fw----- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Kahera, Akel I. (Akel Ismail) The architecture of the West African mosque : an exegesis of the Hausa and Fulani models |
| title | The architecture of the West African mosque : an exegesis of the Hausa and Fulani models |
| title_full | The architecture of the West African mosque : an exegesis of the Hausa and Fulani models |
| title_fullStr | The architecture of the West African mosque : an exegesis of the Hausa and Fulani models |
| title_full_unstemmed | The architecture of the West African mosque : an exegesis of the Hausa and Fulani models |
| title_short | The architecture of the West African mosque : an exegesis of the Hausa and Fulani models |
| title_sort | architecture of the west african mosque an exegesis of the hausa and fulani models |
| topic | Architecture. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74785 |
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