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we can do better than rectangular architectural design
« on: September 23, 2017, 01:37:16 PM »
Though Arabic influence it is a good bet from the un-inspirational tired rectangular design.

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/lifestyle/society/City-building-with-Arabian-flair/3405664-4106644-cksa9c/index.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=Mihrab+Nairobi&client=firefox-b&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjP_LqZjrvWAhUH1RoKHY0GCIIQsAQINQ&biw=1366&bih=637

We can do even better African inspired designs. The Westernised disdain for African indigenous would come in handy as they get battered by those hurricanes. Our round houses and pyramids were a way of co existing with nature.
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Re: we can do better than rectangular architectural design
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2017, 01:51:02 PM »
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one ~ Thomas Paine

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Re: we can do better than rectangular architectural design
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2017, 04:10:48 PM »
How about contemporary designs that are neither this or that. Just architect thinking out of box for practical houses that reflect the 21st century.
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