Theorist

Suzanne Preston Blier

African art and architectural history

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Details

Nationality: American

Notes

Historian of African architecture; studied Batammaliba (Batammariba) building as ontology and metaphor.

Connections

authored The Anatomy of Architecture: Ontology and Metaphor in Batammaliba Architectural Expression

Sources

Blier, S. P. The Anatomy of Architecture: Ontology and Metaphor in Batammaliba Architectural Expression. Cambridge University Press, 1987.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Suzanne Preston Blier." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/suzanne-blier/. Accessed July 17, 2026.