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CAT 360 — African Architecture

BA BA Culture and Tourism · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

The course discusses architecture on the African continent. It begins with the early architecture of Africa and ends with the practise of architecture on the continent today. It examines both traditional and modern architecture and will further discuss various factors, which have produced African architecture. Five major factors --- Climate, Society, Culture, Needs and Technology --- will be examined in the discussion which will be done under broad classifications of Nomad, Coastal (marine), Rural, Urban and Monumental Architecture in Africa.

Credits
2
Level
Level 300

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Course details from Culture and Tourism - Department of Geography & Rural Development.