TY - JOUR
KW - Bamiléké culture
KW - family estate
KW - Pète-Bandjoun
KW - planning heritage
KW - vernacular architecture
AU - Joseph Elame
AU - Tagne Landry
AB - This paper addresses the issue of vernacular or endogenous architecture and design in Cameroonian cities. More precisely, we study the traditional Bamiléké family estate as a specific type of housing and property structure within the community of Pète-Bandjoun. According to our research, these estates usually involve the following spatial units: green spaces, a delineating structure, a courtyard, the family landfill, the magico-religious place, the family cemetery, the dwelling itself, and the dwelling's main functional units (kitchen, toilets, attic, etc.). We suggest the idea that the Bamiléké family estate is in itself an important source of endogenous knowledge related to architecture and planning. Moreover, it is a tangible and intangible cultural heritage which should be preserved in Cameroon despite widespread urbanization.
AN - WOS:000855463400001
BT - Canadian Geographer-Geographe Canadien
DA - 2022///
DB - Scopus
DO - 10.1111/cag.12804
J2 - Can. Geogr.
LA - English
N2 - This paper addresses the issue of vernacular or endogenous architecture and design in Cameroonian cities. More precisely, we study the traditional Bamiléké family estate as a specific type of housing and property structure within the community of Pète-Bandjoun. According to our research, these estates usually involve the following spatial units: green spaces, a delineating structure, a courtyard, the family landfill, the magico-religious place, the family cemetery, the dwelling itself, and the dwelling's main functional units (kitchen, toilets, attic, etc.). We suggest the idea that the Bamiléké family estate is in itself an important source of endogenous knowledge related to architecture and planning. Moreover, it is a tangible and intangible cultural heritage which should be preserved in Cameroon despite widespread urbanization.
PY - 2022
SN - 00083658 (ISSN)
T2 - Canadian Geographer-Geographe Canadien
TI - La concession familiale Bamileke: un exemple d'architecture endogene au Cameroun
ER -