Theorist

Labelle Prussin

1926–2019 African vernacular and nomadic architecture

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Details

Nationality: American

Notes

Research associate, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Connections

associated with African Nomadic Architecture (Sahel)
authored African Nomadic Architecture: Space, Place and Gender
proposed Gendered Tensile Armature

Sources

Prussin, Labelle. African Nomadic Architecture: Space, Place and Gender. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Labelle Prussin." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/labelle-prussin/. Accessed July 17, 2026.