How To Understand And Understand Nigeria'S Culture

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1 PROGRAMME: COURSE NAME: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN INTERIOR DESIGN NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE COURSE CODE: ARC 105 DURATION: UNITS: GOAL: GENERAL OBJECTIVES: 2 UNIT This course is intended to create in the students the awareness and appreciation of architectural solutions and construction techniques. On completion of this module the trainee will be able to: 1. Understand the Factors that Influence various Traditional Solutions 2. Understand responses to climate, culture and religion. 3. Appreciate the influence of building materials on architecture.

2 PROGRAMME: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY COURSE TITLE: NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE COURSE CODE: ARC 105 CONTACT HOURS: 2HOURS / WEEK GOAL: This course is intended to create in the students the awareness and appreciation of architectural solutions and construction techniques. COURSE SPECIFICATION: Theoretical Contents: Practical Contents: General 1.0: Understand the Factors that Influence various Traditional Solutions WEEK Specific Specific Traditional Solutions 1.1 Identify the various ways of building in the pre-colonial setting. 1.2 Name the factors that contributed to the evolution of these various solutions e.g. culture religion, climate, available materials etc. 1.3 Recognise how the factors in 1.2 above have been brought to play in evolving the various architectural 1.4 Identify the merits and demerits of the various Using audiovisual equipment, explain 1.1 to 1.4 in the classroom. Students are to go into selected villages to do some documentation highlighting factors influencing Computer Internet Computer Internet Transparencies.

3 General 2.0: Understand responses to climate, culture and religion. WEEK Specific Specific 5 Traditional Responses Explain the Computer 2.1 Relate the concept of concept of Internet in courtyards in courtyards 6 responses. 2.2 Describe the responses. application of courtyard concepts to the various peoples of Nigeria Identify the types of Illustrate the courtyards used in the types of 8 setting. courtyards 2.4 Recognise the used in the sequence of spaces in a setting. village setting and the various Illustrate and settlement explain the patterns. sequence of List the origin and spaces in a evolution of architectural forms. village setting List the idea behind the and the various following forms: Rectilinear and settlement Curvilinear forms, patterns. conical roofs monopitched and double-

4 pitched roofs. General 3.0: Appreciate the influence of building materials on architecture. WEEK Specific Specific Traditional Building Materials Define the influence of building materials on architecture Explain the limitations imposed by available materials and building techniques on architecture. 3.3 List the materials used for furnishing and the methods of applying them. 3.4 Compare and contrast the building techniques and contemporary construction methods giving their merits and demerits. 3.5 Enumerate the influences of modern materials and technology on Illustrate the influence of building materials on architecture e.g. wood, thatch, earth, stone, bamboo, raffia etc. Practice an organised survey of buildings in a setting is recommended Use the documentation obtained through surveys should be developed for permanent

5 architecture in Nigeria. records. ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE TYPE OF ASSESSMENT PURPOSE AND NATURE OF ASSESSMENT (ITD ) WEIGHING Examination Final Examination (written) to assess knowledge and understanding 60% Test At least 2 progress tests for feed back. 20% Coursework At least 5 home works to be assessed by the teacher 20% TOTAL WEIGHT 100