Necessary Architecture: Raw Earth Solutions for a Common House in Niger [1 ed.] 0367744031, 9780367744038

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Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Chapter 00 The necessary Niger
Chapter 01 The Niger territory: land between an ethnic crossroads and the dynamism of the desert
Chapter 02 The conceptual apparatus of tradition
Chapter 03 A contemporary vision of raw earth architecture
Chapter 04 Updating vernacular architecture
Chapter 05 To the future for fragile but strong territories
Bibliography

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Raw Earth Solutions for a Common House in Niger Alisia Tognon | Luca Trabattoni

Necessary Architecture

Necessary Architecture Raw Earth Solutions for a Common House in Niger Alisia Tognon Luca Trabattoni

CRC Press/Balkema is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK Typeset by Deanta Global Publishing Services, Chennai, India All rights reserved. No part of this publication or the information contained herein may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written prior permission from the publisher. Although all care is taken to ensure integrity and the quality of this publication and the information herein, no responsibility is assumed by the publishers nor the author for any damage to the property or persons as a result of operation or use of this publication and/or the information contained herein. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record has been requested for this book Published by: CRC Press/Balkema Schipholweg 107C, 2316 XC Leiden, The Netherlands e-mail: [email protected] www.crcpress.com – www.taylorandfrancis.com ISBN: 978-0-367-74403-8 (Hbk) ISBN: 978-0-367-74404-5 (Pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-15763-2 (eBook) DOI: 10.1201/9781003157632

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The necessary Niger

[01]

The Niger territory: land between an ethnic crossroads and the dynamism of the desert

Alisia Tognon | Luca Trabattoni

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Alisia Tognon | Lara Spadari

[02]

The conceptual apparatus of tradition

50

[03]

A contemporary vision of raw earth architecture

92

[04]

Updating vernacular architecture

[05]

To the future for fragile but strong territories

138

Bibliography

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Alisia Tognon

Luca Trabattoni

Luca Trabattoni

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The necessary Niger Alisia Tognon | Luca Trabattoni

DOI: 10.1201/9781003157632-101

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The Niger territory

Land between an ethnic crossroads and the dynamism of the desert Alisia Tognon | Lara Spadari

DOI: 10.1201/9781003157632-01

The Niger territory