Work

African Nomadic Architecture: Space, Place and Gender

1995

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Foundational study of women-built tensile dwellings across the Sahel.

Infrastructure Body Dwelling

Details

Type: Text
Location: Washington

Connections

articulates Gendered Tensile Armature
exemplifies African Nomadic Architecture (Sahel)

Referenced by

Labelle Prussin authored

Sources

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

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "African Nomadic Architecture: Space, Place and Gender." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-african-nomadic-architecture/. Accessed July 17, 2026.