ELEMENTS OF TRADITIONAL YORUBA 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 often be looked at in 5 aspects or categories:

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