USE OF CULTURAL ELEMENTS AS SOURCES OF FORMS IN THE DESIGN OF CULTURAL CENTRE, KATSINA
USE OF CULTURAL ELEMENTS AS SOURCES OF FORMS IN THE DESIGN OF CULTURAL CENTRE, KATSINA
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2011-08
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JARI, ABUBAKAR TUKUR
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Abstract
Since the evolution of human society, existed culture; where the handing of opinions,
beliefs and customs from generation was practiced as tradition. Thus, every community
has its own cultural elements. However, the elements of a particular culture could be
strong ones (those that can easily be identified) or weak ones. Most of such elements of
culture were handed down from time immemorial. Right then existed a forum of
cultural activities in every society, known as “DANDALI” in Hausa, which has now
metamorphosis into the present day culture centre.
The research therefore will start by identifying the general elements of culture and then
narrowing it down to the elements of culture in katsina state and showing how or which
can be used to source a form that will identify the culture of katsina state. However, the
research started with the study of culture generally in a wide perspective because even
with the rooted historical background in culture, before Nigeria attained independence
in 1960, the issue of cultural consciousness, promotion, even development, was yet
laced with a sort of obscurity, or negligence. This is because elements of culture were
not considered and applied during the design in advanced attempt to calling people’s
attention and awareness.
Therefore, providing an architectural design proposal which employs the use of cultural
elements as sources of forms as an attempt to providing effective instrument towards
establishing harmony and awareness in a cultural centre for the people of Katsina is the
major perspective.
Hence the research examined, highlighted and selected the elements of culture in
Katsina state that can be used to generate form thereby meeting the research aim by the
application of the knowledge into designing a cultural centre, Katsina.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE
POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD
OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN
ARCHITECTURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA
AUGUST , 2011
Keywords
CULTURAL ELEMENTS,, SOURCES,, FORMS,, DESIGN OF CULTURAL CENTRE.