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Adaptation of Swahili architecture and identity :a case study of Lamu Island
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)
Cultural continuity and authenticity is of growing concern in Lamu today. This paper questions cultural
identity and the resulting material culture of the Swahili people in Lamu. The exploration reveals that the
cultural ...
Origin of The Swahili Stone House and The Dual Nature of Swahili Urbanism
(Africa Habitat, 2020-12-23)
Swahili architecture is characterised by grandeur stone houses on one side and earth-and-wattle houses on the other. By considering the concept of transculturation as introduced by Felipe Hernandez et al. (2005), and ...