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Core space use at the countryside residences relative to the major ethnic groups in northern Nigeria was evaluated. Using qualitative means, ethnographic principles were adopted. The study established core space attributes at the root that became a basis for assessing urban public housing transformation. Essentially, vernacular house form, particularly space formation that is maintained by urban dwellers as they kept the link with their origin, was observed. Thus, features replicated from the root perceived to transform urban public housing were revealed.
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Isah, A.D. (2016). Search for Cultural Attributes Appropriate for Design Ideals. In: Urban Public Housing in Northern Nigeria. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40192-8_4
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