Sudano Sahelian Architecture

Contrary to popular belief, Africa is a continent rich with numerous architectural traditions, among the most notable being the Sudano Sahelian style, spread across West Africa.

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The Mud Traditional Architecture of the Sudan and Saudi Arabia: The Difference In Employment Techniques - Ahmed Ibrahim & Osman Ahmed
The Inland Niger Delta before the Empire of Mali: Evidence from Jenne-Jeno - Robert J. Mcintosh & Susan Keech Mcintosh
An Introduction to Indigenous African Architecture Labelle Prussin The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 33, No. 3. (Oct., 1974), pp. 182-205. - Labelle Prussin
Issues of Cultural Conservation and Tourism Development in the Process of World Heritage Development - Oussouby Sacko
Bricks and Urbanism in the Indus Valley rise and decline - Aurangzeb Kahn & Carsten Lemmen
Mudbricks and the Process Construction in the Middle Bronze Age Southern Levant - Robert S. Homsher
Old Walled City of Shibam - UNESCO
Thermal Behaviour of Adobe Constructions - Mariah Parrah & William Batty
Chapter Title: The Djenné Mosque World Heritage and Social Renewal in a West African Town Chapter Author(s) - Trevor H.J. Marchand
Masons of Djenne - Trevor Hugh James Marchand
Dictionary of Islamic Architecture - Andrew Peterson
Archaeology and Mud Wall Decay in a West African Village - Roderick J Mcintosh
Maximizing Mud: Lofty Reinforced-Mud Domes Built with the Assistance of Supernatural Powers in Hausaland - Susan B. Aradeon
Fulani-Hausa Architecture - Labelle Prussin
The Architecture of Islam in West Africa - Labelle Prussin
West African Earthworks - Labelle Prussin
The Archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review - Timothy Insol
West African Mud Architecture: Frobenius Institute Research - Eike Haberland
DEVELOPMENT OF TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE IN NIGERIA: A CASE
STUDY OF HAUSA HOUSE FORM - Oluwagbemiga Paul Agboola, Modi Sule Zango

[hiddenhist]

Hunh i meant to publish this around noon.






Sources, as always, are in the description!

[StefanMilo]

Mud architecture is making a moderate comeback in the west too, though it's called "cob". Great video, can tell a bunch of research went into this.

[tyronechillifoot]

I want an Assassin's creed game set in west Africa sahel story could be about one of the Mansa's taking out Userpers to the throne it could be called something like Assassin creed gilded Age

[bmwfan]

I'm from Algeria and we have a similar town in the Algerian Sahara called Timimoun. 🇩🇿🌴

[thatguy]

Great video hidden
Pls don't forget the forest zone Africa such as ashanti, benin, dahomy, yoruba, igbo, and bamum.
It will help demonstrate the diversity of west Africa architecture those also wasn't just mudhuts. Plud try to tackle central Africa congo, oceanic Madagascar, and east Africa swahilis.
By the way, ur voice is approving
I hope u get as big king and general and Jabari's (From Nothing) channel.
Keep up the good work.

[Underjordiskentitet]

Just like people in europe are realising that old architechure and building techniches plus crafts associated with them are worth preserving and keeping alive, so are people in many african localities - with the added benefits that they are now realising it while undergoing modernization and not as in the west where the realization first came after the crafts where gone and dead. Its not like reviwing a lost art, but keeping the art alive.

[CogitoEdu]

Brilliant video, this kind of architecture deserves a lot more attention and like you, I hope it continues to be used.

[DirtyEdon]

Dude this is probably the BEST African channel I've seen on YouTube

[tyronechillifoot]

Funny enough the worlds oldest sky scrappers people still live in them in Yemen originally built to avoid arab raiders

[dylanmay]

Thank you for this, I was having a lot of trouble finding info on pre European anything in Africa. I am trying to create a country inspired by Sub Saharan Africa for my second fantasy book and it is hard to find good info.

[thatguy]

I sure hope to see it Sahlians mud bricks skyscrapers like Yemen.
As Africa modernized but not getting rid of there tradition in the process.
Btw nice music choice for this video.

[alainjoseph]

Excellent video. As an African, we need this type of info spoken on. Thanks

[xuuu]

Song was a bit loud. Maybe turn it down a bit for the next video. Still like the idea of background music

[Buurba_Jolof]

I love my Sahelian culture. Thank you ❤👍❤🌙👑

[almamir]

You're among the few i can count who actually do the sudan and africa as a whole justice.
Thanks.

[dann_mrtins]

There is one source you can add:
Myth of Al-sahili's origin of african architecture, and about how he was more a poet than an architect and the only structure he built was the palace/part of the palace of Mansa Musa with doomed roof and geometric paintings.

[SasukeUchiha-pvxn]

Please do more videos on African architecture

[raged_like_a_panther]

Just found this video... Thanks for this information...

Sundjiata Keita is one of my favorite civ leaders in Civilization by Sid Meier.

[Vexillographer]

Awesome video and editing! Learned some cool stuff about mud architecture, and you actually provide your sources unlike the vast majority of channels. Looking forward to more vids from ya! :)

[charlesspeaksthetruth]

Great video 👍

Keep Up The Great Work