Interdisciplinar y Behavior and Social Sciences – Lumban Gaol (Ed.)
© 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-02735-0
Behavioral use of courtyard in a Nupe cultural landscape of Nigeria
I.B. Muhammad & I. Said
Department of landscape Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
Johor, Malaysia
ABSTRACT: Courtyards especially in tropical climates over time has attracted more research inclination on
its bioclimatic effect on buildings. However, spaces such as courtyards in cultural landscapes are not necessarily
carved out for environmental performance alone but to also fulfil the requirement of people’s daily routines.
Doko village, a Nupe community in central Nigeria is characterised with vernacular architecture ...