Architectures of belonging
Subtitle: inhabiting worlds in rural West Africa
By: ed. by Ann Cassiman
Publisher: BAI Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Antwerp
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9789085865902
Subjects: Rural Housing; Domestic Architecture; Dwellings; Vernacular architecture
Description: In contrast to the poor signifier that the Western house has become, the chapters in this books analyze the rich meanings embedded in the processes of dwelling in rural West African worlds, with an emphasis on Ghana and Burkina Faso.--P. 4 of cover.
Notes: "This book accompanies the temporary exhibition, 'Home Call,' in Antwerp's Museum aan de Stroom (MAS), which focuses on the Kasens people of rural northern Ghana."--P. 213 (Afterword).

Includes bibliographical references.