africanarchitecture

African vernacular architecture, African architecture

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

great shout out for the African vernacular data base

https://t.co/KiQ9JG22F4 via @IntScout

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

pics of a traditional home being thatched now on the data base:
https://t.co/hczNafGsZ3

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Back to adding pictures to the data base on African vernacular architecture. An outdoor kitchen in Sierra Leone constructed of wattle and daub with a thatched roof.
https://t.co/gHcoZfZRQl

[UNESCO @UNESCO]

The Historical Centre of Mbanza Kongo, #Angola, has just been inscribed on @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List https://t.co/ztbb8RIMiZ #41whc

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Xhosa vernacular architecture.... simple decorations painted on a home.
See all of day 12 research at:
https://t.co/3XLRNcx3Q6

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Day 11 is up. Starting to get into the "reinvented vernacular"... a modern twist on vernacular forms.
https://t.co/Ejcu3VM5BX

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Day 10 of Xhosa vernacular research is up and running.
https://t.co/85aIbX2UuX

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Day 9 of Xhosa vernacular architecture research on line

https://t.co/9DzhEzo1cp

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Just updated the main page at:
https://t.co/nzDatNLbXA
Check out the story of why documentation needs to happen!

[ArchiAfrika Accra @ArchiAfrika]

GENUS LOCI EXPLORED - Design Discourse
ArchiAfrika are closing our year on a crescendo with a very special... https://t.co/fO9dnH3kO7

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Day 8 of research on Xhosa vernacular architecture now on line!
https://t.co/6vucaRdLSf

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

New videos on You Tube for Xhosa vernacular architecture. Check out this walk around from Emahlavu village
https://t.co/hl7LP93m2G

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Found these guys thatching a roof on day 7. Working on the roof frame first... gum poles as main support
https://t.co/R7sqc2wU4G

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Thatch roofs are constructed of individual stalks tied together in a bunches and tied to roof. Day 6 of pics on line
https://t.co/2L7oqBb3ea

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Day 5 of Xhosa vernacular is now live on the web. Most bricks used were sun dried.. not fired in a kiln.
https://t.co/V5rQAi8ZOS

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Day 4 of Xhosa vernacular architecture research uploaded to the web page. Plastering around the door really nice!
https://t.co/FasJNT8HLx

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Back to uploading pictures from Xhosa vernacular architecture research. Day 3 is now up.
https://t.co/Hj1FTEdri1

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

New video on Xhosa vernacular architecture posted to You Tube
https://t.co/EtBiFl5TpV

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

1st day of Xhosa vernacular architecture research now on web site. Over 200 pics and 1 video. Updating daily.
https://t.co/JkDNvTxCaq

[africanarchitecture @jontwingi]

Xhosa vernacular architecture. Absolutely love this picture!