The slave route out of Badagry near Lagos, Nigeria has a sign that reads ... and Doherty House are both prime examples of the Afro-Brazilian vernacular. Perhaps the most impressive building ...

Vernacular architecture, the simplest form of addressing human needs, is seemingly forgotten in modern architecture. However, due to recent rises in energy costs, the trend has sensibly swung the ...

Nwoko laments Nigeria’s reliance on the West for imported materials and goods, and is committed to sourcing local materials and resources. Drawing on vernacular architecture across Africa, he applies ...

According to a report in Oxford Urbanists, there is a possibility of a resurgence of vernacular architecture. Otherwise known as traditional, cultural design methods unique to a particular region ...

In many cases, the vernacular architecture is disappearing completely, even though, as Bernard Rudofsky wrote in Architecture without Architects, "vernacular architecture does not go through ...

The slave route out of Badagry near Lagos, Nigeria has a sign that reads ... and Doherty House are both prime examples of the Afro-Brazilian vernacular. Perhaps the most impressive building ...