Abstract Now, we are facing the challenge of constructing in a sustainable way. However, discussions of sustainability tend to focus on new buildings while the existing building stock is often overlooked. More attention should be paid to sustainable renovation. The existing residential buildings, which have a direct relationship with people‟s life and environment, account for a large amount in Africa. This research focuses on the sustainable renovation of residential buildings in Sud...
Abstract The study is considering at interior and exterior architectural spaces, containing elements of the basics and determinants are the most important architectural studies. It is study that human simulates to try to form an understandable language between human and his environment or the space occupied by. The aesthetic appearance is the pot which it reacts the humanity to form the civilization, which is supremely and finest magnum opus humanity. From this standpoint the study was, In t...
ABSTRACT The general perception of structures by architects and students suggests that there is a need for a rethink on the approaches to the teaching and learning of the course in the schools of architecture. Therefore this study investigated the teaching and learning of architectural structures in four universities in Southwest, Nigeria, with a view to identifying ways of improving students’ interest and understanding of the course. Survey research strategy involving random sampling techn...
ABSTRACT Open Recreational Space (ORS) consists of natural and organized open spaces used for outdoor recreational purpose. However, there are limited studies in the prevalence and usage of ORS in Nigeria. Prior to the nation’s colonial administration and even after, the embracement of ORS has been challenged as a result of the people’s value system, rising urbanization, poor planning and adherence to cultural activities. Consequently, most traditional cities like Ibadan have experience...
ABSTRACT There is a growing awareness that appropriate maintenance strategies can help to improve the present conditions of buildings in public secondary schools in Nigeria. However, there are few studies on the most appropriate maintenance strategies to be engaged in by maintenance managers to improve the conditions of the existing academic buildings in public secondary schools in this country. Therefore, the aim of this research was to investigate the present conditions of academic buildin...
ABSTRACT Prompted by previous findings of research on gender issues in different schools of architecture and based on the indicated lack of knowledge of the lives of women in developing nations, this thesis investigated gender issues in learning architecture. The in-depth study required for such a study prompted a study of students in Private universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. In this study, gender characteristics of the students, their learning patterns, experiences, performance and...
ABSTRACT In the face of deteriorating quality of housing environment in urban areas in developing countries, including Nigeria, the need for strategies that can help reverse this trend cannot be overemphasised. It is in search for such strategies to improve the quality of residential environment that the assessment of housing quality in mass housing estates has continued to engage the attention of scholars and researchers within and outside Nigeria. However, there has been very little attemp...
Abstract Despite the essential role of housing as a basic need, an adequate supply of this commodity has been observed to be lacking in virtually all societies throughout history. This study investigated the knowledge and user-acceptability of Compressed Stabilized Laterite Bricks (CSLBs) as an alternative building material for affordable housing in selected states of southwest Nigeria. The research investigated the impact of knowledge, income level, education level and aspiration for s...
A school is an educational institution, which is an organization founded and united for a specific purpose of passing on education to people of particular ages, qualifications and other categories. Such institutions include pre-schools; nursery, elementary and secondary schools; and further or higher educational institutions like universities, colleges and trade schools or vocational colleges (Wordnet, n.d.). The different forms of education given to students of educational institutions inclu...
ABSTRACT The concerns for sustainability in architectural education have become the subjects of global discussion which has prompted the stakeholders into researches, debates, negotiations, declarations and policy formulation in Nigeria and other parts of the world. The curriculum of architectural design studio has been based on design studio model which focuses on “learning by doing”. In the course of advancement for the best practices, some revolutionary practices evolved over time as ...
ABSTRACT Transportation systems. and the ro utes .they use have greatl ~ influenced both how and where people live. Rel iab le transportation allows a population to expand throughout a country 's territory and to live comfortably in remote areas far from factories and farms. Transport in one form or another is a basic and essential part of the daily rhy thm of life . At different stages of development, however, and in different sets of circumstances, the nature of the demand for tran sport i...
ABSTRACT Churches are compendia of symbols. The celebrations which take place in them enact these symbols. Their interpretation cannot be improvised but is a product of the interpretation given by the Church throughout its history and in its teaching and liturgy. 1be Church turns to the more widely used symbols of religious language to express its faith and dispose each person to receive its vision of the churches. The Symbols of the Church offers a beautiful and thoughtful introduction to t...
Abstract As one of the major reasons causing ecological deterioration is absence or improper treatment of daily produced solid wastes from households in Khartoum state. For these solid wastes hasn`t received, and till now in Sudan, the proper solutions addressing transportation from their sources of production to be hygienically disposed in the allocated areas for this purpose.This study aims at cleansing the state according to the modern sanitary methods adopting the best methods and t...
ABSTRACT A shelter protects from sun, insect, rain, and wind, and snow, hot or cold temperature and gives you a feeling of wellbeing as well as helps you maintain your will to survive. Urbanization maybe a precursor for development and has been identified as one of the factors with profound effects on the demand for housing which rapidly causes degradation of the environment due to non-proper planning of waste discharged and amenities needed. The aim of the thesis is to create a functional H...
A Model Female Hostel for The University of Nigeria Enugu Campus