Ancient Knowledge Helps the Design of Modern Buildings

Buildings Designed in West Africa by László Mester, a Hungarian Architect living in France

Authors

  • Attila T. Horváth Africa Research Centre, University of Pécs

Abstract

László Mester, Hungarian architect living in France, lived for many years in Niger where he planned dozens of buildings – researching and using local architectural traditions.
According to his creed, results of organic architecture – based on ancient knowledge – should be used more often during the design work.

Author Biography

Attila T. Horváth, Africa Research Centre, University of Pécs

(PhD), historian, librarian, contributor of the Africa Research Centre, University of Pécs.

His field of research is the social history of East Africa.

Downloads

Published

2016-02-01

How to Cite

T. Horváth, A. (2016). Ancient Knowledge Helps the Design of Modern Buildings: Buildings Designed in West Africa by László Mester, a Hungarian Architect living in France. Hungarian Journal of African Studies / Afrika Tanulmányok, 9(3-4), 39–46. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.pte.hu/index.php/afrikatanulmanyok/article/view/4144

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3-4 (2015): In Focus: Urbanisation Crisis in Africa

Section

Articles

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>