@archiveafrica * African Architecture *
Hausa architecture from Northern Nigeria, is perhaps one of the least known but most beautiful aspects of Hausa culture. It has been in existence for thousands of years & is characterised by bright, colourful, intricately engraved buildings.
Hausa architecture is the architecture of the Hausa people of Northern Nigeria. Hausa architectural forms include mosques, walls, houses, public buildings and gates.
The Hausa are the largest ethnic group in West and Central Africa made up of a diverse but culturally homogeneous people, predominantly based in the Sahelian and savannah areas of southern Niger and northern Nigeria.
Hausa traditional architecture is an integral part of how Hausa people construct a sense of interrelatedness with their physical environment.
Most Hausa architecture was made of simple materials such as mud, stones, grasses, corn stalks and straws for thatch roofing.
The muds are made into tubali-sun-dried bricks, a mix of straw and mud is used to make concrete wall plastering. The entrance into the compounds is usually indoor arcs.
Hausa architecture is 100% sustainable and 100% non-toxic. The materials used are produced in a 100% sustainable manner. The technology and skills needed to build them is transferrable to the next generation.
In Hausa traditional architectural decoration, the wall engravings are designed by traditional builders, these used a range of abstract and decorative motifs depending on their experience that include Hausa motifs and relief patterns as well as arabesque motifs.
The increasing interest in using modern building materials to make traditional Hausa constructions not only be for cultural continuity, but also as part of the movement towards sustainable architecture; creating buildings that are durable, affordable & culturally enriching.
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