Thursday, December 02, 2010

The Nubian Vault

"...An ancient architectural technique, traditionally used in Sudan and central Asia, but until now unknown in West Africa, can provide the answer to the current problems of house-building in the Sahel. This technique - “la Voute Nubienne” or VN - makes it possible to build houses with vaulted roofs (on top of which a traditional flat roof terrace can be constructed) using basic, readily available local materials and simple, easily learnt, procedures..."-website



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1 comments:

Gin said...

So much knowledge in Africa that is being ignored. 200,000 years is apparently nothing.