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Butabu: Adobe Architecture of West Africa by James Morris, Suzanne Preston Blier
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Many think that sub-Saharan African architecture is little more than mud huts. Mud, yes--but certainly not huts. Instead, these adobe buildings, many of them enormous, show sublime sculptural beauty, variety, ingenuity, and originality. In the Sahal region of western Africa--Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Ghana, and Burkina Faso--people have been constructing earthen buildings for centuries. But they remain unknown to most of the Western world. Their plastic forms--from simple stairways, to ornamented domes, to complex arches--are highlighted by subtle painting and intricate grillwork. James Morris spent four months photographing these hidden jewels, from the great mosque at Djenne--the largest mud building in the world--to small houses in remote animist communities. Butabu shows these works as both aesthetic treasures and as architecture with contemporary relevance. These are no museum pieces, but rather buildings that continue to be maintained and built, even as they are threatened by the uncertainties of weather and the encroachment of Western technology. Text by Suzanne Preston Blier covers the history of earthen architecture, the technology that creates it, and the symbolism of its form.
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Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN-13
9781568984131
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89746568
Product Key Features
Book Title
Butabu: Adobe Architecture of West Africa
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Number of Pages
216 Pages
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279mm
Item Width
229mm
Item Weight
1434g
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United States
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- a***a (15)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI am delighted to have found this wonderful book at such a reasonable price. The book was exactly as described, with only minor wear to the dust jacket and the pages in very good condition given its age. The seller communicated promptly throughout the process and the book arrived quickly and extremely well packaged. Many thanks - I am very pleased with this purchase and more than happy to recommend this seller.
- h***g (1094)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseGreat service and value from this really excellent seller. They processed my order so quickly and got it despatched that UPS delivered it withinn24 hours of my order. I'm really impressed! I'm very pleased with my book which was as described and well packed.John Masters: A Regimented Life by John Clay (Hardcover, 1992) (#335383375831)
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