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040			_aCY-NiCIU _beng _cCY-NiCIU _erda
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090			_aYL 2824 _bA33 2022
100	1		_aAbdulmalik, Halima
245	1	0	_aLOSS OF VERNACULAR IDENTITY AND CULTURAL VALUES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA’S ARCHITECTURE / _cHALIMA ABDULMALIK; SUPERVISOR: ASST. PROF. DR. YASEMIN MESDA
246	2	3	_aAN INVESTIGATIVE STUDY OF KATSINA, KANO AND ZARIA RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
264			_c2023
300			_axiii, 115 sheets; _c31 cm. _eIncludes CD
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
502			_aThesis (MArch) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Architecture Department
504			_aIncludes bibliography (sheets 107-115)
520			_aABSTRACT The reflection and preservation of many indigenous society’s cultural history, values, customs, and meaning are all influenced by the profound role of vernacular identity. However, because of the socioeconomic conditions in which they exist, the built environment of these indigenous societies has evolved over time and become more hybrid and has lost much of its vernacular identity and cultural values. The purpose of this study is to investigate and understand the important role that the built environment plays in reviving our perceptions of the lost values and identity that once defined our societies. The advent of current modern architecture has resulted in the loss of vernacular identity and cultural values of residential buildings in the northern Nigerian towns of Katsina, Kano, and Zaria. Cultural values and customs in these cities date back centuries, through pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial periods. Numerous studies have examined the important role that vernacular identity has in expressing the values, norms, and meanings of these various societies. In accordance with the structure study of the case study research methodology, this research used qualitative and quantitative research methods and employed exploratory techniques, based on the use of observation and case study analysis of residential buildings in (Katsina, Kano and Zaria cities). The analysis of the selected case studies was performed with respect to the tangible and intangible factors that either directly or indirectly determined the vernacular identity and cultural values in their respective contexts. The scope of the research is confined to the loss of vernacular identity and cultural values of the built environment of the selected case studies as each society has its cultural values and architectural identity. Four variables for analysis were employed from the developed theoretical framework namely; plan characteristic, façade characteristic, decoration element, building materials and construction technique. In Katsina, Kano and Zaria cities, all the residential buildings concerning the spatial configuration of spaces have some relations to the Hausa vernacular architecture and in terms of privacy have a direct link with the sociocultural values and norms of the Hausa society, but most physical aspects of the buildings while making different interpretations have no relation to the Hausa vernacular architecture, cultural values and identity. In conclusion, vernacular identity and cultural values are not completely lost in northern Nigeria. The results have verified that colonization and modernization have altered the identity and culture of the urban built environment of northern Nigeria. Keywords: Built Environment; Cultural Values; Kano; Katsina; Vernacular Identity; Zaria
650		0	_aBuilt environment _vDissertations, Academic _zNigeria
650		0	_aDwellings _zNigeria
700	1		_aMesda, Yasemin _esupervisor
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