Theory

Gendered Tensile Armature

African nomadic dwellings (Tuareg, Gabra, Rendille, Kel Ferwan) as women-built tensile or mat-armature structures in which marriage practice, weaving knowledge and Sahelian ecology jointly constitute architectural form.

Infrastructure Body Dwelling

Details

Introduced: 1995

Referenced by

African Nomadic Architecture: Space, Place and Gender articulates
Labelle Prussin proposed

Sources

Prussin, L. African Nomadic Architecture. Smithsonian, 1995.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Gendered Tensile Armature." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/gendered-tensile-armature/. Accessed July 17, 2026.