ELEMENTS OF TRADITIONAL YORÙBÁ ARCHITECTURE

The architecture of the ancient Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria was a communal endeavor and the house was a statement of ideological, economic, and social position in the larger urban context.

The traditional Yoruba man was a polygamist, counting his wives and children when numbering his properties – and his lifestyle fed into his building.

The elements that characterize the architecture of the Yoruba people can be often looked at in 5 aspects or
categories;

• AESTHETICS & FORMS
• CULTURE & LIFESTYLE
• SPIRITUALITY & PHILOSOPHY
• MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY
• PROCESS & COST.