Books

Architectures de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

While much has been published on African art objects that reveal the cosmic vision and the beliefs that inspired their creation, the same cannot be said for the physical spaces in which those works exist and were created: the village and the buildings in it. Habiter un Monde attempts to bridge this gap. Its first part is devoted to an analysis of symbolic and cultural factors in architecture. Its second is a strictly technical examination that puts forth a classification of structures according to nine established roof types.