Environmental Design

APPRAISAL OF TOURISM HABITS OF ACADEMIC STAFF IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThe research aims at determining the factors that influence tourism travels by academic staff of selected universities with a view of identifying the constraining factors that hinders their tourism habits and making suitable recommendation to encourage participations in leisure tourism. A...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 91 pages | 🧠 6575 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF RESIDENT’S PERCEPTION OF TOURISM ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHERN KADUNA REGION

ABSTRACTThe research assessed resident?s perception of tourism activities in southern Kaduna. Krejcie and Morgan sample size table was used to determine the population size of the study population. Analysis was carried out utilizing the SPSS version 17 which summarizes the respondent?s demographi...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 7556 words | 📚 5 chapters

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BALANCE AND STABILITY IN THE EXPLORATION OF EQUESTRIAN FORMS WITH CHARCOAL IN SCULPTURE

ABSTRACTThis study Balance and Stability in the exploration of Equestrian Forms with Charcoal in Sculpture seek to use charcoal to project solid balance and stability in equestrian forms with minimum contacts with the pedestals. The problem of the study is the weight of media and procedural chall...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 6663 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DISSOLVED SEDIMENT DELIVERY BY THE SAMARU STREAM INTO THE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY RESERVIOR

A CASE STUDY OF ZARIA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThis study assessed the dissolved sediment delivery by the Samaru stream into the Kubanni reservoir by monitoring the stream for seven months. The study assessed the dissolved sediment concentration, stream discharges using the USDH 48 sampler to collect sediment sample, an estimate of th...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 12621 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF BUILT FORM PRINCIPLES ON USER EXPERIENCE IN THE DESIGN OF PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

A CASE STUDY OF JOS

ABSTRACTThe growing trend in the entertainment industry in recent times has shown high level of developments and is evident from the developments seen in the music industry and Nollywood. However, recent research into theatres in Nigeria have shown poor facilities and dilapidated state of the cen...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 80 pages | 🧠 8868 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATION OF COST RECOVERY FOR WATER SUPPLY IN MAKURDI

ABSTRACTAs urban areas in Nigeria continue to grow, the need to meet increasing water demand for the population has become a major problem of concern to Urban Managers. The State water agency that are supposed to provide adequate and potable water supply to urban population have records of poor p...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 12946 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EXAMINATION OF CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE DESIGN OF A CULTURAL CENTRE FOR KATSINA

ABSTRACTCultural centers are venues for the culmination of cultural activities; as such their designers need to make sure they bear the sense of the cultural group to which they are meant to serve. Identity in architecture is a key issue that needs addressing as a result of the universal language...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 9853 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EXPLORATION OF SELECTED FROGS' COLOUR PATTERNS IN PAINTING

ABSTRACTThis thesis titled exploration in Painting using coloured patterns of selected frog specie, is an overview on pattern formation on frogs as a source of inspiration for contemporary painting. Over the years, artists have come up with various methods of expression. Gardner (1980) points out...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 88 pages | 🧠 9932 words | 📚 5 chapters

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OPTIMISING DESIGN STRATEGIES TO MINIMISE MAINTENANCE COST IN PROPOSED POST GRADUATE SCHOOL UMAR MUSA YARADUA UNIVERSITY KATSINA.

ABSTRACTDue to the growth of the construction industry with the lack of building Standards, more maintenance, rehabilitation, and renovation work have become necessary to ensure the serviceability after completion and of public buildings. Therefore, ways must be found to reduce the maintenance co...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 11554 words | 📚 5 chapters

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URBAN MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS OF ALMAJIRI SCHOOLS

A CASE STUDY OF KANO METROPOLIS

ABSTRACTAlmajiri school system has been practiced in Nigeria as far back as the pre-colonial period and has been associated with different problems, various governments, donor agencies as well as other corporate bodies both national and international have made several attempts geared towards addr...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 7867 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EXPLORATION OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES IN THE DESIGN OF COMMUNITY CENTRE AT SHUARIN FOR JIGAWA STATE

ABSTRACTThis research outlines the perception of a community centre regarding the impact of implementing universal design principles. To examine how the concept of the universal design principle can add value to the planning and design of a community centre such that it is accessible and can be u...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 7233 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EXPLORING GREEN ARCHITECTURE PRINCIPLES IN THE DESIGN OF COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AT KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE

ABSTRACTThis research outlines the perception of a learning environment regarding the impact of implementing green practice. Educational infrastructure needs green and environmentally friendly school units to achieve maximum comfort which enhance learning process. The concept of a modern school d...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 80 pages | 🧠 7782 words | 📚 5 chapters

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STATIC MOTION: AN EXPLORATION OF STILT DANCE POSTURES IN MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURE

ABSTRACTThis study was inspired by the Angere stilt dance postures in creating sculptures. Stilt dance is known as Angere in the Yoruba speaking states in Nigeria. The problem of the study was the exploration of the stilt dance postures in mixed media sculpture. The study is significant as the An...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 88 pages | 🧠 9139 words | 📚 5 chapters

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RESIDENTS’ SATISFACTION AND RESPONSIVENESS IN STUDENTS’ HOUSING; DESIGN PROPOSAL OF POST GRADUATE STUDENTS’ HOSTEL FOR AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.

ABSTRACTIn the past, resident satisfaction has been used as an important indicator in evaluating student housing quality and services. The recent increase in students? population in universities and the diversity of these student needs makes their housing an issue of serious attention. This work ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 93 pages | 🧠 11326 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP HOUSING SCHEME IN ABUJA

ABSTRACTThe study focused on the provision of infrastructure in public private partnership housing scheme by estate developers in Abuja. Cases of no and poor infrastructure have been reported by residents in estates under this scheme. Adequate infrastructure plays an important role to the wellbei...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 87 pages | 🧠 11149 words | 📚 5 chapters

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