COMMUNITY CENTRE, KANO AN EXPOSITION OF TRADITIONAL VALUES IN ARCHITECTURE
COMMUNITY CENTRE, KANO AN EXPOSITION OF TRADITIONAL VALUES IN ARCHITECTURE
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Date
1991-08
Authors
MAHADI, IMAM MUKHTAR
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Abstract
It is clear that in the march towards economic and technological emancipation, a bustling city with different communities, interaction and socialisation amongst these communities is of paramount importance.
Kano as a fast growing city that attract.; people of different kinds all over its environment needs
agencies and facilities that will cater for these communities general and individual needs - A community
centre. Thus socio-traditional requirements of the people in
the field of education, built environment, climate and in short their life style should be studied such that
a well designed space proposed as the community centre
is produced to meet their communal needs.
The increasing interest in the effect of climate on man
and in the relationship between climate and architecture,
the concept of this community centre will utilise
traditional and modern styles, where necessary, so that a
wonderful and new result adaptable to both the present and
hopefully the future generations.
Kano city is a living monument of African
history in the field of architecture and therefore
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a duty bound, as a mark of respect, to preserve and build
on its past achievements.
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A Thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. In partial
fulfilment of the requirements for the
Award of the degree of Master of
Science (M.Sc.) in Architecture
Keywords
COMMUNITY CENTRE, EXPOSITION, TRADITIONAL, VALUES, ARCHITECTURE, KANO