Burkina Faso : architecture, culture and cooperation / Camilla Mileto, Fernando Vegas, Lidia García-Soriano (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mileto, Camilla, editor.

Vegas, Fernando

García Soriano, L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vernacular architecture--Burkina Faso.

Vernacular architecture.

Building--Burkina Faso.

Building.

Physical Description:

479 pages : illustrations, plans ; 22 x 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[València] : edUPV Universitat Politècnica de València, [2024]

Summary:

"This book aims to pay homage to the people, culture and traditional architecture of Burkina Faso, a country with an extraordinary wealth of construction cultures. Through cross-referencing and analysis this book provides an overview of the architectures of the Birifor, Bobo, Dogon, Gan, Kassena, Ko, Lela, Lobi, Mossi, Nuna, Peul, Puguli, Senufo and Tuareg, offering a series of interpretations, It examines habitat, construction materials. elements, space and notions underlying their vernacular architecture, types of buildings and built heritage as well as the weaknesses of their state of conservation and maintenance. It also presents a reflection on the concept and history of cooperation architecture in the country as a preamble to the description of the development cooperation project carried out by the Universitat Politécnica de València in the village of Baasneere."--Back cover.

Contents:

Part 1. Burkina Faso. 1. Historic and geographical context ; 2. Cooperation architecture

Part 2. The architecture of Burkina Faso. 3. Habitats ; 4. Materials ; 5. Concepts ; 6. Types of Buildings ; 7. Architectural Space ; 8. Architectural elements ; 9. Heritage ; 10. Common deterioration in architecture ; 11. Maintenance

Part 3. Baasneere. 12. The village of Baasneere ; 13. Urbanism and architecture in Baasneere ; 14. Housing in Baasneere ; 15. Algemesí Solidari and the school of Baasneere

Part 4. Cooperation project. 16. Research and scientific and training support for a cooperation initiative ; 17. Earthen tile vaults : geometric optimization and structural behaviour ; 18. Earthen tile vaults : experimentation and constructive process ; 19. Construction workshops for the professional training and technical empowerment of the community ; 20. Awareness workshops ; 21. Perspectives.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-472).

ISBN:

9788413961750

8413961750

OCLC:

1548234561