The thesis focuses on how suited various lifestyles are to different spatial types in the Domestic architecture of Yoruba People (SW Nigeria), and on the meanings underlying space use in traditional and contemporary housing. 160 houses were studied in 4 residential areas of Ile-Ife, SW Nigeria. Main Methodology of Analysis: Space Syntax Theory and Methodology, and Analysis of Qualitative data obtained from structured interviews of the participating households.
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Phd Thesis Summary: Consonance between lifestyle and spatial patterns in Yoruba domestic architecture
The thesis focuses on how suited various lifestyles are to different spatial types in the Domestic architecture of Yoruba People (SW Nigeria), and on the meanings underlying space use in traditional and contemporary housing. 160 houses were studied in 4 residential areas of Ile-Ife, SW Nigeria. Main Methodology of Analysis: Space Syntax Theory and Methodology, and Analysis of Qualitative data obtained from structured interviews of the participating households.
The thesis focuses on how suited various lifestyles are to different spatial types in the Domestic architecture of Yoruba People (SW Nigeria), and on the meanings underlying space use in traditional and contemporary housing. 160 houses were studied in 4 residential areas of Ile-Ife, SW Nigeria. Main Methodology of Analysis: Space Syntax Theory and Methodology, and Analysis of Qualitative data obtained from structured interviews of the participating households.