EMIR'S PALACE, ZURU "AN ATTEMPT AT INTEGRATING INDIGENOUS SPATIAL HOUSEFORMS TO EVOLVE A PALACE ARCHITECTURE".
EMIR'S PALACE, ZURU "AN ATTEMPT AT INTEGRATING INDIGENOUS SPATIAL HOUSEFORMS TO EVOLVE A PALACE ARCHITECTURE".
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2000-11
Authors
SAKABA, MUSA SA'AD
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Abstract
THE OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNERS DICTIONARY DEFINED A
PALACE AS AN "official residence of a sovereign; any large and splendid
house".
In African context, a palace is not only an official residence of a ruler,
but also serves among other things, as the administrative and social
ceremonial quarters of most societies. Some palaces even fulfilled further
requirements of being residences of sacred kings of divine descents, the
focal point of religious ritual, the object of mystical awe.
Palaces are as varied as the societies they are found in. The way a
palace is designed depends entirely on the tradition and building cultures of
their societies. In most societies they are larger and more elaborate versions
of the commoner houses found in their area.
The institution of the emir, paramount chief or natural leader still has
great significance in the African society. The people and indeed the
government look up to them for fatherly advice and peaceful resolution of
conflicts and crises.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST-GRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL
FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
NOVEMBER, 2000.
Keywords
EMIR'S PALACE, ZURU, ATTEMPT, INTEGRATING, INDIGENOUS, SPATIAL, HOUSEFORMS, EVOLVE, PALACE, ARCHITECTURE