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The African dwelling : from traditional to Western style homes / Epée Ellong with Diane Chehab ; foreword by Jack Travis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ellong, Epée, author.
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture, Colonial--Cameroon.
- Architecture, Colonial.
- Architecture, Domestic--Cameroon.
- Architecture, Domestic.
- Dwellings--Cameroon.
- Dwellings.
- Vernacular architecture--Cameroon.
- Vernacular architecture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English and French.
- Summary:
- "This book is a rich examination of the challenges and opportunities for a new generation of African architects to integrate the lessons of the past and create a future more responsive to the region's needs"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Hut of Congo, hut of Cameroon
- Traditional dwellings of Cameroon
- Colonial dwellings
- Directions for an architecture
- Death and the dwelling.
- Notes:
- "The original title (in the French edition of the book) was De la case à la villa"-- Author's preface.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-3489-0
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