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Danjuma, Benjamin Angyu. "House form in the Nigerian savanna : an analysis of housing and city structure in the Housa tradition." Thesis, McGill University, 1988. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=61691.
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Okoye, Ikemefuna Stanley Ifejika. ""Hideous architecture" : mimicry, feint and resistance in turn of the century southeastern Nigerian building." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/11452.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture and Planning, 1994.Includes bibliographical references (v. 3, leaves 718-730).
This dissertation reconstructs the histories of some exceptional, hitherto unstudied buildings, erected in southeastern Nigeria between 1889 and 1939; they are part of a larger group, dispersed over the African Atlantic coast and 'interior'. To architectural scholarship, these kinds of building have seemed unfathomable , if they emerge at all from invisibility (and thus from being unamenable to study). Typically, they are viewed through a lens which distorts them in one of two mutually complementary ways; one identifies some of them with an extended European architecture. The other consigns the rest a characteristic resistance to change, and situates them within an unhistoricized traditional world. These frames emerge from how the academy views non- western society and from local African representations and feints; both their architecture historical frames tend, then, to frustrate attempts to flee their fields of vision for more clarified accounts. The buildings in this study, and the larger class to which they belong, thus resist an adequately descriptive, coherent, historicized interpretation. Far more than is imagined, textual witness is shown to be available, by 1890, for constructing a part-documentary history that challenges Europeanizing historiographic frames. Moreover oral narratives garnered from the buildings' communities (biographies of builders and of their patrons for whom architecture seems well developed as a form of representation) are founded as this history's necessary and equal complement. Thus, these buildings become recognizable as products of their particular sites (speaking both theoretically and in constructional terms); a recognition encouraged by granting them a categorical distinctiveness that elides, partially, the architecture of the European colony. It will moreover have been shown that transformationality, as opposed to a particular moment of change, was a property of southe~stern Nigerian culture, and that all its customs (and specifically, the latter's architectural tradition) must be regarded as non-stable and eternally reinvented.
by Ikemefuna Stanley Ifejika Okoye.
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Abdullahi, Aminu Lawan. "Ethnomimicry : the development of a conceptual model of the Nigerian practice of the end-of-life management of buildings." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2016. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/32661/.
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The threat of the natural resources exhaustion is pronounced by the unsustainable linear depletion by extraction, production, consumption, and disposal as a waste at the end of service. Realisation of the fact that there is indeed a limit to the carrying capacity of the earth makes it imperative for humanity to retrace its path from the unsustainable practices that destroy the natural environment and threaten the world’s stock of natural resources to the more sustainable practices. The built environment is the largest resource consuming human activity and is at the centre of the unsustainable resources depletion trend; which is further demonstrated by the statistics of the enormous amount of construction and demolition wastes produced annually in some economically developed countries of Europe and America. Nonetheless, amongst the preindustrial societies of Nigeria, there is virtually zero demolition wastes. This study is a descriptive investigation that documents the phenomenon of the end-of-life management of buildings in Nigeria and develops a conceptual model that represents the real-life situation of the practices among these native societies. Furthermore, the paradigm of improving the performance of the construction industry through learning from other sectors, as in the development of the concept of lean construction, was used to explore the feasibility of adopting the best practice models in the end-of-life management of materials from other sectors to improve the Nigerian practices of the end-of-life management of buildings. The best models from the automobile, aviation, ship, cell phone, nuclear industry, and the natural ecological systems were studied and their possible implications on the Nigerian construction industry examined. A semi-structured interview based on priori themes developed from the best practice models in the different sectors were used for the collection of data; and template analysis technique was used in the analysis of the data that were interpreted to develop the conceptual model. The conceptual model was validated through two workshops. The participants were selected on purpose based on experience in demolition projects and a predetermined stakeholder groupings quota system; a snow ball technique was used to recruit additional participants. Inconsistent with the assumption that the construction industry is lagging and should learn from other industries, the findings of this research revealed that the Nigerian construction industry is on par with other sectors by producing virtually zero building demolition wastes. The Nigerian practices of the end-of-life management of buildings were discovered to be largely compliant with the sustainability principles, with few concepts that may be transferred from other sectors. This thesis proposes that rather than transferring lessons from other sectors, the Nigerian construction industry can be a source of inspiration for developing a sustainable system for the end-of-life management of buildings using the paradigm of ethnomimicry. Ethnomimicry is defined as, the systematic study of the models of the native societies for inspiration to develop sustainable solutions.
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Nsude, Godwin Chikwendu. "The traditional architecture of the Igbo of Nigeria." Thesis, University of Greenwich, 1987. http://gala.gre.ac.uk/8750/.
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Modern architecture in Nigeria presents a bizarre picture of indiscriminate transplantation of foreign buildings, and a complete abandonment of traditional architecture. Apparently, the transplanted architecture does not respond to the physical and cultural needs of Nigerians, and, at all events, the peoples' attitude to it portrays ignorance, confusion and resignation. This thesis argues that rather than this wholesale transplantation, Nigeria's traditional architecture should be studied to rediscover those principles that are vital for the development of a satisfactory modern architecture. The thesis is confined to Igboland, and traditional Igbo architecture is studied in the context of the physical and cultural environments under which it evolved and developed. The study reveals that traditional Igbo architecture is a product of physical and cultural factors, some of which are peculiar to Igboland and society. These factors create architectural problems and also provide some means of solving them. The physical environment, for instance, causes the problem of rain, heat and humidity, but provides mud, timber, bamboo and palms for house building. Similarly the Igbo world-view imposes a philosophy which constrains ordering in the physical world to mirror a conceptual ideal one. Again, this provides a theoretical principle by which the Igbo order architectural elements in the physical setting. The traditional architecture, therefore, directly relates to their environment and long-established customs and way of life. Colonization and the ensuing transplantation of foreign architecture have, however, undermined it and created problems. These problems are highlighted here, but with the recognition that erasure of the transplanted buildings is no solution. It is further established that traditional architecture is not anachronistic, but possesses valid ordering and design principles, technical solutions and upgradable materials. A compromise is therefore sought whereby these can be exploited to cross-fertilise current practice to achieve a satisfactory modern architecture in Igboland and Nigeria.
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Uduku, Nwola. "Factors affecting the design of secondary schools in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.359416.
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Okiomah, Ogheneruno E. (Ogheneruno Elo). "Maa-Bara : catalyzing change in Nigeria's Niger delta." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/63053.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2011.Vita. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Can architecture catalyze economic growth? This thesis serves as a design contribution to the war against poverty by proving that small-scale architectural interventions can propagate large-scale economic growth. It demonstrates how by 'rethinking relationships'- which is the essence of design thinking- synergistic innovations are created, capable of unleashing economic growth of pandemic proportions. Case in point: Nigeria's Niger Delta, home of the nation's oil wealth, and paradoxically home of the nation's poorest citizenry. Where over 85% of the populace are without access to safe water and an average of 13 million barrels of crude oil annually spill to contaminate the soil and water. Obviously, this is no architectural problem. Through the Maa-Bara (translated: Water-Farm, from Ogoni language) which is a careful splicing of aquaculture technologies, local building technologies and capacity-focused development strategies with design thinking, innovation of great economic potential is born.
by Ogheneruno .E. Okiomah.
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Odiaua, Ishanlosen. "Les enjeux et les voies de la conservation et de la "patrimonalisation" des architectures anciennes du Mali et du Nigeria, Djenné, Kano, Sukur et Ushafa." Paris 1, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012PA010668.
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Les architectures traditionnelles du Mali et du Nigéria sont menacées par l'abandon, la perte des savoir-faire et le développement galopant. Comment maintenir, faire évoluer et adapter ces pratiques architecturales au monde contemporain ? Quatre sites, et quatre situations, issus d'une histoire longue ont été étudiés : Djenné, Kano, Sukur et Ushafa. L'architecture de la zone d'étude a surtout été façonnée par les faits historiques, les aspects culturels, et les transformations économiques notamment: l'Identité culturelle, une continuité de fonction, la capacité de chaque population à s'adapter et à se mobiliser pour entretenir leurs bâtiments, et la présence d'une économie porteuse. Nos travaux montrent un affaiblissement rapide et potentiellement fatal, face à une mondialisation économique et culturelle. La conservation, autrefois préoccupation des communautés détentrice est maintenant reprise par les états modernes selon le nouveau système mondial de la patrimonialisation qui, lui-même, introduit des risques et est à l'origine de pathologies qui peuvent réduire l'impact des efforts de conservation. La solution semble être dans une meilleure conception et mise en œuvre de la patrimonialisation, reconnaissant que l'environnement bâti fait partie de l'identité culturelle du groupe propriétaire et que la conservation architecturale requiert une concertation étroite entre les différents acteurs afin d'assurer le développement de solutions techniques adaptées aux besoins des populations dans le monde contemporain. Des programmes de formation sont indispensables à tous les niveaux pour assurer le maximum d'implication des acteurs. Enfin, les actions de patrimonialisation devraient intégrer une conservation architecturale durable et appropriée par les populations, et qui reflètent les enjeux locaux et nationaux.
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Johnson, Gbotosho Olayinka. "Cultural and regional implications in contemporary architecture : a study of the Yoruba of Nigeria." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387239.
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Shittu, Theophilus Adeyinka. "Development of a framework for sustainable repair of adobe building in an urban area in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1008.
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Building with earth is still a living practice in Nigeria most especially in the northern region. Pear shaped sun-dried earth brick (tubali) was used traditionally by the Hausa in northern Nigeria. However, the use of tubali has ceased to exist in favour of the adobe blocks in both the urban and rural settlements in Nigeria. Sabon Gari, the study area is one of the urban areas in this region with buildings constructed with adobe. However, these adobe buildings are in deplorable conditions and in dire need of repair. Sabon Gari in Kaduna was selected as the thesis’ study area because of its strategic location and the dual function which the adobe buildings serve (i.e. residential and commercial purposes). This provided an opportunity to study the effect of the two activities on adobe building in an urban area. 20 compounds with buildings constructed with adobe blocks were selected and thoroughly examined. In the course of this study it was identified that the major factors inhibiting the repair of these buildings are social factors. This thesis therefore argued that with an appropriate framework these social factors can be corrected. Consequently, the adobe building in Sabon Gari can be repaired. This informed the decision to develop a repair framework through participatory approach involving the adobe building’s stakeholders, which include tenants, landlords, architects, masons and the planning authority. In the course of the development of this repair framework, this thesis draws on, and contextualises its argument on the fact that tried and tested repair strategies exists at international levels, which can be adapted to the situation in Sabon Gari. Consequently, ideas from relevant building repair literature, Terra conferences papers, earthen architecture conservation projects and adobe building repair projects were critically analysed and used in developing the proposed repair framework for Sabon Gari. To ensure the sustainability of the framework, which is one of the research aims, the content of the framework was validated by some of the stakeholders interviewed at the inception of this research. This proposal was amended based on the stakeholders’ recommendations and now has the input and approval of the stakeholders.
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Abdurrahman, Suraj A. "The housing of soldiers in military barracks, with particular reference to Nigeria." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/26135.
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The research traces the housing of soldiers in Military Barracks from the time of the Roman Army, and by examining the Contemporary Military Establishment, identifies the changes that have occurred. It notes the advancement in the technology of warfare which necessitates the recruitment of a higher calibre of men into the Military. The survey methodology establishes the use and nature of the questionnaire and the priority evaluation game which was developed to obtain the soldiers' housing priorities. The data collected by the survey from a sample of soldiers is analysed, in order to understand their attitudes towards existing Barrack housing and to identify their expectations in an ideal Barrack housing. The findings show a general dissatisfaction with the existing housing and a preference for the semi- detached house with private backyard. Furthermore, the result indicates that the individual's dissatisfaction with the existing housing is associated with his level of education. The implications resulting from the majority of soldiers now being married are discussed so far as the provision of satisfactory living conditions for troops and their families affect morale and loyalty.
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Murphy, Stephan L. (Stephan Lane) 1971. "Structure of an African city : study of Ibadan, Nigeria : city structure and morphology." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79170.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture; and, (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1998.Includes bibliographical references (leaf 82).
The study of Ibadan, Nigeria was conducted to analyze how Colonization has altered, or not altered the structure of the traditional African city form of this Yoruba town. The study encompasses structural city form elements of Ibadan in terms of housing, open space and markets, public facilities, infrastructure, and natural resources. In order to assess the structure of a city, whether it be a western or non-western model, there has to be an investigation of how the people use and enjoy (recreation and social interchange) the city. These elements are a good identifiers as to the effectiveness of city planning methods, and best qualified through the analysis of urban plans. The study is intended to render a series of conceptual city planning development strategies that could be the foundation for further investigation regarding how this large African city could expand in the future, while retaining some of its traditional integrity. Such a study of traditional African city form conflicting with Colonial forces can have broader applications than in Africa alone, and can be utilized where any indigenous form (regardless of geographic location) is met with an introduced methodology. The information presented in this study does not reflect contemporary conditions in Ibadan due to limited access to data, and should be viewed as an analysis of the planimetric form based on urban design principles. Development concepts are reflective of conditions between 1972 and the early 1980's and could be reapplied using the same techniques outlined herein to reflect the contemporary state of the city.
by Stephan L. Murphy.
M.C.P.
M.S.
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Salami, Ibiyemi Omotayo. "The architecture of the Public Works Department (PWD) in Nigeria during the early to mid twentieth century." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2016. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/2051859/.
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My research explores the early to mid-twentieth century architecture of the Public Works Department (PWD) in Nigeria. It does this by examining official colonial records, PWD surviving buildings and architecture professional records. By adopting these three strands of investigation, the research aims to better understand the department’s building operations, building types and designs, and the composition of its architectural personnel. More importantly, the research aims to demonstrate that a study of Nigeria PWD architecture significantly contributes to wider debates on tropical imperial architecture and Nigeria’s colonial architecture. There has been a host of previous literature on empire and its influences on architecture in the tropics, with a number of these studies examining the PWD in some former imperial environments. However, Nigeria’s imperial architecture literature is mostly limited to the country’s late colonial tropical modernist works, while the PWD remains largely un-researched. The only previous work found on Nigeria PWD architecture, is Davidson’s 1957 The architectural works of the ministry of works, Western Region, Nigeria. This focuses on drawing approvals, the architectural staff strength, and the building output and climatic design factors employed. But this is all presented in a two page article that provides very limited insights. Are the issues raised in Davidson’s study all there is to PWD architecture in Nigeria? Other emerging questions will be - what comprehensive building operations did the department undertake? What were the building types constructed, and was climate the only design consideration? Who were the architects, why had they worked there at the time, and what was the relation to Nigeria’s early architectural profession? To answer these questions and obtain the insights needed to build on Davidson’s 1957 study, the research methods employed are - archival investigations, to source official colonial records; fieldwork, to track down surviving PWD buildings; and unstructured interview so as to obtain a veteran’s account of working in the department. The data obtained is analysed in the three sections of PWD building operations, PWD building output and PWD architectural personnel. The main findings which emerge therefore are that, (a) although PWD building operations were being implemented at all levels by colonial officials, the native administration level imbibed significant native operational inputs; (b) Although PWD buildings were mainly initiated to serve colonial administrative purposes, the designs largely portrayed architecture as a vital tool for improved tropical health; and (c) although PWD architects were perceived as agents of a grand imperial building scheme, in reality they had functioned more as professionals taking up practice opportunities. On the whole, the mainstream arguments have mainly stressed the PWD’s role in imperial building agenda. However, the findings of the research indicate and also further the argument that within this wider agenda, the PWD also operated in what may be termed as localized agendas. While this better addressed the practical realities of working, building and living in the colonies, it also aimed to limit certain colonizer-colonized barriers.
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Adaji, Michael Utenwojo. "Thermal comfort in a hot-humid climate through passive cooling in low-income residential buildings in Abuja, Nigeria." Thesis, University of Kent, 2017. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/67935/.
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The research investigates the thermal performance of residential buildings in Abuja, Nigeria during the dry and rainy seasons. A field study was conducted to understand the real and preferred conditions of thermal comfort in low-income residential buildings, which represent the largest single housing sector. Knowing the temperatures people are experiencing in their houses and the limits that residents can tolerate is a first step to proffer passive solutions to reduce discomfort and energy demand and then satisfy the energy demand passively. During the survey, 222 people responded to a post occupancy questionnaire and for the ten selected case study dwellings, a comfort survey questionnaire was used. Physical measurements were taken simultaneously during the comfort survey in both air-conditioned and naturally ventilated residential buildings. The ASHRAE and air flow sensation scales were chosen as voting scales. This survey further looked at possible barriers to the implementation of more sustainable approaches that would enhance passive solutions in Nigeria, since the conventional means of cooling in this hot-humid climate is becoming expensive and less satisfactory. The results from the study showed that during the dry season monitoring period, the average and maximum temperatures in the air-conditioned case studies were 32°C and 34°C; and 31°C and 36°C for the naturally ventilated buildings. This compares with the external average and maximum air temperatures of 31°C and more than 40°C. Dynamic simulation modelling was used to reveal the sensitivity of the cooling loads to various thermal interventions (e.g. insulation and shading) in the case study buildings. The optimum passive cooling intervention (involving roof and wall insulation and shading) proved to be effective in reducing the indoor maximum temperatures by more than 5°C for naturally ventilated cases and the cooling load. This translates to a monthly cost saving in the air-conditioned model of N8,110 (£16.97) which is significant compared to the Nigerian National Minimum Wage of N18,000 (£37.66). This study makes a significant contribution to understanding the real and ideal thermal conditions occupants experience in low and middle income residential buildings in Abuja and demonstrates the effectiveness of passive interventions in reducing indoor temperatures and cooling loads.
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Olaniyi, Olayinka Oluseyi. "Development of a facilities management framework for sustainable building practices in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2017. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/20755/.
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There is need for sustainable building practice in Nigeria as buildings generally show signs of poor design for ventilation, natural lighting, energy management, water management, waste management and other building services. These buildings under perform in relation to the purpose for which they have been built. Building users often complain that the buildings do not provide the required services such as functioning air-conditioning systems, effective water and energy management systems and waste management. Facilities management (FM) professionals in Nigeria have recognised the role that they can play in the practice of sustainable building as a way to proffering a solution to the above mentioned problems. Six objectives were set for the study: to identify the constituents of sustainable building with reference to literature and internationally recognised standards; to evaluate the role of FM in relation to the sustainable building at the design, the construction and operations stages of the building life-cycle; to develop a conceptual framework that shows the facilities manager’s role in sustainable buildings; to evaluate the perception of facilities managers in relation to their competence in achieving sustainable buildings; to investigate the drivers and barriers to the facilities manager’s role in achieving sustainable buildings; and finally to develop and validate a framework for sustainable building practice for FM in Nigeria. The methodology adopted for this research included a combination of extensive literature review, content analysis of relevant literature and documents, 20 interviews and a questionnaire survey of 139 members of IFMA Nigeria in order to identify sustainable building constituents and the facilities manager’s role in sustainable buildings. The findings of the research helped in developing a framework for the achievement of sustainable buildings through the facilities manager’s role at the design, construction and operations stages of the building’s life-cycle.
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Kori, Sa'id. "BIM business value creation for SME architectural firms in Nigeria using intellectual capital development." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2017. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3018494/.
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BIM has solidified its position in bringing efficiency to the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. However, the shift to its adoption and implementation in the emerging markets has brought distortion in both the business processes and environment for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME architectural) in the industry. This is due to their limited resources to absorb the initial costs associated with such a shift. The starting point for this study was based on exploring the potentials in the development of Intellectual Capital (IC) of the SME architectural firms. This is because, even if the ability of these firms to mobilise the resources is small, the strategic decisions regarding their orientation towards a higher level of intensity in IC elements are under their control, and that can be a major catalyst for the BIM success. As a result, the study is built on Lu and Sexton’s (2009) Theory of Innovation in Small Professional Firms. Based on this theory, BIM adoption process is approached as a Knowledge-based Innovation which occurs with the development of four IC elements; Human Capital (HC), Relationship Capital (RC) and Structure Capital (SC) through Knowledge Capital (KC) to achieve BIM Business Value Creation (BBVC). This study investigates the theoretical link between the development of these four IC elements and BBVC in SME architectural firms in emerging markets; in this case Nigeria. The aim of the research is to use this evaluation framework to develop a viable business model for management and evaluation of the IC in SME architectural firms towards BBVC. The study is designed in three stages, namely through empirical enquiry, analysis, and synthesis. The empirical enquiry comprises theory formulation and fieldwork data collection; theory formulation is achieved through proposing an evaluation framework using a systematic literature review on the four elements of IC. The evaluation framework constitutes a set of independent variables comprising thirteen components categorised under the four IC elements. Each component is defined by a set of indicators, and the proposition aims to find the relationship between these indicators and components of the IC and a dependent variable concerning the BBVC capability of SME architectural firms. The evaluation framework is used to guide the collection of fieldwork data, which involves a questionnaire survey and case study interviews with a sample of SME architectural firms in Nigeria. Using multiple regression analysis on the survey data enables an evaluation of the framework. Each component and its sets of indicators represent an independent model of regression. The outcome provides statistical evidence of the relationship between the two main variables; it also gives the Relative Weighting Value (RWV) for each indicator on the components it represents and their effects on the BBVC. The case study analysis, involving six SME architectural firms identified from the survey sample as they have relatively significant BIM capabilities, is used to triangulate the data with the survey results and provide the RWV for the components and the fours ICs. The case study analysis uses two approaches: firstly, through an exploratory study of the semi-structured interviews, which is based on themes from the 13 IC components and helps to identify the different indicators employed by firms during the BBVC. Secondly, the Eigenvector method is applied to analyse a pairwise comparison judgement where each of the components discussed in the interview is compared and their relative importance weighted. The outcome helps to establish the reliability and validity of the survey data and provide the RWV of the 13 components and four elements of the ICs. The findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between the BBVC and the development of the ICs of SME architectural firms. This development occurs through fostering the motivation and capability of Human Capital, which is the most important aspect driving BBVC. The second ranked factor is the development of the support and capability of the Structure Capital, and the motivation and network resources resulting from the Relationship Capital. The least important aspect of the development is the resource management of the Knowledge Capital. The findings also involve the identification of the different RWV of each of the 13 components under the four Capitals, and the RWV of the various sets of indicators that define the 13 components. The findings enable the synthesis of a Strategic Business Model (SBM) using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) concept. The SBM depicts the prioritisation of the IC elements, based on the following four levels; Indicator, Component, Capital and Organisation Goal. The SBM enables the practitioners to manage, prioritise and optimise their IC amidst limited resources through identification and evaluation of the focus area of development. Through a focus group with experts from the industry, the SBM is further validated practically on three criteria, namely; implementability, usefulness and generality. The feedback is used to refine the model and describe its practical implications.
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Babatunde, Solomon. "Developing public private partnership strategy for infrastructure delivery in Nigeria." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2015. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/27295/.
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The success of any public-private partnership (PPP) project in a country is largely dependent on the country’s maturity on critical success factors (CSFs) that made PPP projects successful. Thus, identification of metrics and standards for measuring the maturity of stakeholder organisations on CSFs for PPP projects implementation remains a challenge. Though studies on CSFs for PPP projects abound, approaches of using CSFs to develop PPP process maturity received scarce attention. Against this backdrop, this research becomes imperative to create efficient and transparent operational strategies with a view to using CSFs to develop process maturity for stakeholder organisations in PPP projects in Nigeria. Data for the research were obtained through mixed methods approach namely: quantitative and qualitative approaches. Questionnaires were administered on five different stakeholder organisations comprised public sector authorities (i.e. ministries, department, and agencies), concessionaires, local lenders/banks, consultants, and contractors involved in different PPP projects implementation in Nigeria. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Also, the qualitative approach was conducted through an expert forum and six PPP infrastructure project case studies in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. The expert forum was constituted to refine and verify the conceptual framework developed. Also, structured interviews were conducted with primary stakeholders in the six PPP infrastructure project case studies in the study area. The research identified fourteen CSFs that made PPP infrastructure projects successful in Nigeria. These CSFs were employed for capability maturity levels definition ranging from level 1(Ad hoc) to level 5(Optimising) in accordance to Capability Maturity Model (CMM) concept. This led to the development of stakeholder organisations capability enhancement framework (SOCEF) in PPP infrastructure projects in Nigeria. The framework was validated by PPP experts to ensure it is comprehensive, objective, practical, replicable, reliable, and suitable for use in Nigeria. Thus, a quantitative assessment tool was developed with the framework in assessing the current capability maturity levels of stakeholder organisations involved in PPP infrastructure projects on fourteen CSFs identified in this research. The findings revealed that public sector organisations were between maturity level 1 and maturity level 2 (out of 5 maturity levels) on CSFs applicable to them. The majority of the private sector organisations were in maturity level 2 on CSFs associated with them. It is established in this research that Nigeria’s maturity is between maturity level 1 and maturity level 2 (out of 5 maturity levels) on CSFs that made PPP infrastructure projects successful. The findings emanated from this research provided both the theoretical and practical contributions to knowledge. The theoretical contributions include the methodology for developing capability maturity levels in PPPs, new insights into the usefulness of CSFs in PPP projects, and contributed to the wider body of knowledge of process improvement in the construction industry at large. The practical contributions are the capability level definitions and enhancement framework for PPP practice, and the specific CSFs for PPP infrastructure projects in Nigeria. The framework developed in this research had provided the benchmark for the identification of methodical approach and standard to process improvement in PPP infrastructure projects in Nigeria. It is believed that the framework would provide a useful guide and roadmaps for improvement by indicating ‘what’ needs to be done by stakeholder organisations involved in PPP projects in achieving higher capability maturity levels on identified CSFs for PPP projects in Nigeria and developing countries at large. Thus, the framework could be used to benchmark future studies.
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Brisibe, Warebi Gabriel. "The dynamics of change in migrant architecture : a case study of Ijo fisher dwellings in Nigeria and Cameroon." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.544195.
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Faulkenberry, Laura. "High-resolution seismic architecture of upper slope submarine channel and canyon systems : Gulf of Mexico and offshore Nigeria." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.411303.
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Mu’azu, Abbas Ibrahim. "Sustainable design strategy : assessment of the impact of design variables on energy consumption of office buildings in Abuja, Nigeria." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2015. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/sustainable-design-strategy(93be196e-2d81-4284-8997-c67ea42cc942).html.
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Buildings account for about 40% of global energy consumption and contribute 30% of all CO2 emissions. This research project investigated extant office building development in Abuja, Nigeria with a view to establishing typical energy performances. Energy end uses were critically analysed to identify energy saving potentials. The research evaluated design variables that can be used to facilitate low energy building design and determine enhanced performances in the Nigerian and regional context. The research initially adopted a case study approach that involved fieldwork surveys and walk-through energy audits in which 22 office buildings were investigated belonging to four performance based categories developed for the research. Also, based on a building inventory survey form developed for this research, building information obtained included the buildings physical components, energy use management and energy end uses. This enabled typical energy performances of the office building categories to be deduced using three widely used indicators; the Energy Use Index (EUI), the Energy Cost Index (ECI) and the Carbon Emission Index (CEI). Also, disaggregated energy end use showed an average distribution pattern of air conditioning, lighting, equipment and building services in the ratio 59%, 15%, 43% and 4% respectively. This showed the potentials of energy savings by reducing cooling load. With the aid of computer based simulation (using IES-VE software) the research further evaluated the impacts of nine architectural design variables (identified from design guidance for low energy buildings as well as design recommendations for tropical climates) on building energy consumption using simplified models of the case study office building categories. From all these, an impact hierarchy of the design variables was deduced and the appropriate low energy design strategies were developed. This showed potential energy savings of up to 20% was achievable. Also benchmarks for enhanced building performance targets for all the categories were proposed for the furtherance of a sustainable built environment in a developing world context.
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Alhassan, Mohammed. "Enterprise architecture driven design of an artefact to support strategic Information Technology decision-making of Small Enterprises in Nigeria and South Africa." Thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28345.
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Information Technology (IT) is inevitably influencing the way enterprises operate, compete, and grow. The contemporary disruption has not excluded small companies. Small enterprises play a significant role in the growth of every economy but are hindered by limited skills, time, and money. The attributes of small enterprises influence the strategic and day-to-day operations. Small enterprise owners are often the managers who make the strategic decisions in order to solve specific problems. The decision style of small enterprise owner-managers limits the leveraging of IT. To ensure the sustainability of small enterprises in a contemporary business ecosystem, it is pertinent to strategise IT investment decisions. Enterprise architecture is a well-known approach to business and IT alignment. This study aimsto discover and develop how the complex enterprise architecture principles can strategise the IT decisionmaking process in small enterprises with limited resources and informal structures. The pragmatic philosophic stance was the premise for understanding the decision challenges and the development of a roadmap to intervene the problems the researcher identified. The Vaishnavi and Kuechler design science research methodology guided this study. The qualitative research approach was employed to collect verbal data with eleven small enterprise ownermanagers to understand the processes and the challenges of making IT decision in small enterprises. A thematic analysis of the findings revealed that lack of formalisation, limited information, and lack of IT skill created a critical bottleneck of IT investment decisions in small enterprises. An enterprise architecture-driven framework was developed to overcome the bounded rationality approach to IT choices in small enterprises. The framework holistically assesses organisational business-IT capabilities, constraints, and criteria to guide the decisionmaker's choice. The characteristics of small enterprises limit the successful implementation of the enterprise architecture-driven framework as a theoretical guideline for making optimal IT decisions in small enterprises. This study further developed an online IT decision-assistive tool informed by the framework. The instantiation artefact was demonstrated with six small enterprise owners from Nigeria and South Africa. The findings affirmed the prospect, potential, and relevance of an enterprise architecture-driven artefact as a tool to optimise strategic IT decisions in small manufacturing, service, and retail enterprises. The artefact developed in this study provided a practical intervention to the challenges of IT investment decisions in small enterprises.
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Ikebude, Chukwuemeka M. "Identity in Igbo Architecture: Ekwuru, Obi, and the African Continental Bank Building." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1250885407.
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Anyigor, Kelechi Theophilus. "Social capital, local economic development and environmental quality in deprived communities : the case of the Kpirikpiri community in South-East Nigeria." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2012. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/8652/.
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Jewell, Kaleb W. "Hidden in Plain Sight: Image, Text, and Social Commentary in Victor Ekpuk's Cartoons for The Daily Times of Nigeria, 1989-1998." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4194.
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This thesis provides an analysis of the cartoons produced by Victor Ekpuk for The Daily Times newspaper of Nigeria from 1989 through 1998 and the artist’s use of ancient nsibidi script to “hide in plain sight” his social commentaries on sociopolitical and economic issues in Nigeria. Victor Ekpuk’s original cartoons within the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art are examined in the context of indigenous masking practices and other indirect methods employed by indigenous comedians to protect themselves. Moreover, the cartoons’ use of caricature and their nsibidi scripts within are argued to provide a connotative and denotative dichotomy which allowed the artist to work more freely during a period of oppression.
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Chetima, Melchisedek. "Discours sur la maison et dynamiques identitaires chez les Podokwo, Muktele et Mura (monts Mandara du Cameroun) Une approche à l'ethnicité et au statut social." Doctoral thesis, Université Laval, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/26788.
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Cette thèse examine les pratiques architecturales et les dynamiques identitaires chez les Podokwo, Muktele et Mura des monts Mandara (Cameroun). Elle s’organise autour de l’hypothèse-cadre selon laquelle la logique pratique et fonctionnelle de la construction, de l’extension et de la transformation d’une maison évolue en tandem avec des considérations d’ordre symbolique, notamment la production des sentiments ethniques (Hodder, 1982) et la quête du prestige social à l’intérieur de la communauté (Duncan, 1982 ; Roux, 1976). En partant de l’approche développée par des auteurs comme Ian Hodder (2012, 2006, 1999, 1982), Daniel Miller (2010, 2007, 2005, 2001, 1987), et Christophey Tilley (2010, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1999), je montre comment la maison, à travers ses multiples usages, devient porteuse de plusieurs appartenances identitaires à un niveau sociétal et individuel (Bromberger, 1980). Pour cela, j’ai porté mon attention, non seulement sur ce que les individus font avec la maison, mais aussi sur la manière dont celle-ci construit à son tour l’identité des individus (Miller, 2001 : 119). J’ai par ailleurs centrée mon analyse autour de quelques évènements clés survenus dans l’histoire des Podokwo, des Muktele et des Mura, en particulier la descente en plaine (1963), l’exode rural et le fonctionnariat (1980) et la transition démocratique (1990). Ces évènements influent sur les pratiques architecturales et sur les discours identitaires qui en sont les corolaires.This thesis examines the architectural identity dynamics and practices among the Podokwo, Muktele and Mura of the mounts Mandara (Cameroon). It is organized around the assumption that practical and functional logic that guide the construction, the extension and the transformation of house evolves in tandem with symbolic considerations, such as the production of ethnic distinctions (Hodder, 1982) and the quest of social prestige within the community (Duncan, 1982; Roux, 1976). Based on the approach developed by authors like Ian Hodder (2012, 2006, 1999, 1982), Daniel Miller (2010, 2007, 2005, 2001, 1987) and Christophey Tilley (2010, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1999), I argue that the house, through its multi-purpose uses, can become an active agent for the production of identity belonging, both at a societal and individual level (Bromberger, 1980). For this reason, I have focused my attention not only on what people do with the house, but also on how the house that people built, built also people (Miller 2001: 119). I have also focused my analysis on several key moments of the history of Podokwo, Muktele and Mura such as the plain downhill (1963), the rural exodus and civil service (1980) and the democratic transition (1990) that affect the architectural practices and the identity discourses which are its corollaries.
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Bleeker, Jate. "An Impossible Profession: How To Plan the Unplanned?" Thesis, KTH, Urbana och regionala studier, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-200830.
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A short film about how to design informality in the city. By comparing the chaotic Lagos with the orderly Stockholm the film rethinks the role of the designer and shows that planning as a sphere of building consistently destroys lived space. It illuminates the tension between the orderly and the chaotic, the ideal and reality.
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Lee, Brian. "P.L.A.T.F.O.R.M. The Public of Lagos Agency of Trash Formation, Organization, Remediation, and Management." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1911/64690.
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Lagos, Nigeria is a city of rapidly shifting conditions and perpetual crises with issues of over population, pollution, limited circulation, waste management, density, poverty, and social disparity. These conditions have resulted in the proliferation of slum settlements along the coastal edges of the megacity.
However, the radical conditions of Lagos promote new solutions for the city. Waste provides the mass for coastal expansion, and defense from sea-rise. Expansion of the coastline provides new territories for the growth of slums. Geometry can maximize efficiency and minimize contamination.
P.L.A.T.F.O.R.M., makes use of the processes associated with Lagos waste management and the expansion of the slums, while mitigating the harmful effects of contamination and providing a defensive barrier against sea-level rise.
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Babalola, Toluwanimi Bamidele. "Identity repatriation: retelling the global narrative of South West and Central Nigeria through architecture." Thesis, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/31317.
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A research report proposal submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Architecture (Professional), 2020Art Repatriation is a major discourse in the world today. During the periods of colonization, many art works were pillaged, looted and taken from their place of origins; consciously or unconsciously influencing the identity and narrative of those places. Africa, and subsequently Nigeria, is at the heart of this discussion of repatriation of art, with the perception of Africa moved from a place of wealth and pride to that of poverty, corruption and war. The argument here is that when these artworks were removed, the Africa’s narrative as a place of wealth was lost. HOW DO WE BRING BACK THIS NARRATIVE? The context for this exploration is Tarkwa Bay, Lagos, Nigeria. This thesis begins by highlighting how globally nations have changed their narrative and perception on the world stage through the creation of global cities such as Dubai, large scale housing developments and cultural spaces such as museums. These various approaches are being utilized as a means of indicating the social, economic and global aspirations of the nations. African nations have begun to incorporate this approach with cities such as the Eko Atlantic City, Lagos Nigeria being currently constructed .In response to the global approach of countries and how they retell their narrative, this thesis takes the approach of telling a narrative through cultural spaces (museum). It further discusses the role museums have played in telling a narrative of wealth of places. (My argument is that this is a more contextual response to telling a narrative.) The study further highlights the Bilbao Effect, a precedent for this approach whereby the construction of an iconic museum resulted in the revitalization of Bilbao, Spain. Given the success of the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, several attempts at replicating this approach of telling a narrative and revitalizing communities have proved futile. With issues such as gentrification being the resultant effect. Taking this into consideration, gentrification is investigated to identify the positive and negative outcomes of gentrification, as well as the manner of designing for communities. With the main objective of telling a narrative of wealth, the study highlights how wealth has been classified, defined and symbolized in Nigeria over time in the form of art, architecture and various other approaches, and what the true meaning of wealth is. Furthermore, architecture and artworks depicting wealth are analysed to clearly identify underlying principles. These principles are informative in the design exploration of a museum for art repatriation in Tarkwa Bay, Lagos, Nigeria. Located just Adjacent to Eko-Atlantic city development, the objective of this museum is to create a dialogue that tells a narrative of wealth being taken (Eko Atlantic city).The museum takes into account its contextual community, as well as the environmental landscape and how the architecture becomes hybrid in nature
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Oyeniyi, Moshood Abiodun Oluwatuyi. "Effect of climate on industrial architectural design in uniform warm humid climate of Nigeria." Rozprawa doktorska, 1996. https://repolis.bg.polsl.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?showContent=true&id=3126.
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Oyeniyi, Moshood Abiodun Oluwatuyi. "Effect of climate on industrial architectural design in uniform warm humid climate of Nigeria." Rozprawa doktorska, 1996. https://delibra.bg.polsl.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?showContent=true&id=3126.
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Silva, Olaoluwa Olakunle. "Community Development in Emerging Cities: A Case for Lagos,Nigeria." 2014. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/45.
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Urban spatial expansion resulting from urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is growing and will not stabilize in the near future. Sub-Saharan Africa’s urban growth rate is climbing faster than developing economies. Efforts should be concentrated on accommodating this phenomenon through the promotion of sustainable urban planning and development.
Relying on secondary data, this research examines models of indigenous Sub-Saharan African urban forms and residential architecture vernacular to understand these forms and their characteristics, and how these models and associated management, design, and planning principles can be adopted in a contemporary context. Also, studies of established indigenous building materials and technology, which can be adapted to suit a low-cost and sustainable economy, are explored.
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Adejoro, Ipinmoroti Samuel. "Solar PV for decentralised generation for commercial buildings in Nigeria: a case study of the architecture building at Kodi state poltechnic." Thesis, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/25933.
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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the
University of The Witwatersrand, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Architecture (Sustainable Energy Efficient Cities).
Johannesburg, 2017The centralised energy generation system has been constantly criticised for not meeting the demand of Nigerian consumers. Recent studies on Nigeria’s energy crises suggest that there should be an urgent adoption of decentralized generation (DG) as a means of alleviating energy poverty in the country, and as a way of reducing greenhouse gas emission (GHG) from the popular fossil-fuel based standalone generators. However, businesses today are anxiously trying to find ways to lower their energy related expenditures. In line with these assertions, and using a case study of the Department of Architectural Office Building (DAOB) to incorporate rooftop solar PV system, the study uses a Design Builder and Energy plus simulation software to model and analyse the DAOB. This study is based on primary and secondary data sources. The study assessed policy regulatory and market structures which could stimulate the increased deployment of such systems in Nigeria. The electricity bills for one year reported an annual consumption of 12,407 kWh, at the cost of N297, 762 ($945) and likewise the cost of operating a building on diesel generator for a period of one year was calculated at N2, 688,000 ($8,513) while the status-quo baseline energy consumption of the building from simulation and the cost implication per annum was 69,733 kWh and ₦1,673,592 ($5,579) respectively. Optimisation of the baseline consumption through a combination of three feasible energy efficiency initiatives reduced the baseline annual consumption by 47% from 69,733kWh to 37,298 kWh. The roof had the capacity to generate 155,347kWh which could cover for both the baseline and the optimised annual electricity consumption. The analysis revealed further that the roof could generate a surplus of 118,045 kWh/annum based on the optimised energy consumption. Using financial analysis tools of payback period, return on investment and net present value, the study undertook a number of business case scenarios to establish a viable business model. Based on the financial analysis performed, a Solar Power Purchase Agreement (SPPA) business model was identified as the most suitable to overcome the barrier of upfront cost.
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