Environmental Design

DEVELOPING PAINTINGS FROM YORUBA MUSIC

ABSTRACTDeveloping Paintings From Yoruba Music By Ajayi Adewale Olusegun Developing paintings from Yoruba Music is an experimental study in painting carried out to develop visual concepts as well as to reveal the level of interelatedness between painting and music. The Juju Music of Chief Ebeneze...

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📄 94 pages | 🧠 9357 words | 📚 5 chapters

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USE OF CULTURAL ELEMENTS AS SOURCES OF FORMS IN THE DESIGN OF CULTURAL CENTRE

A CASE STUDY OF KATSINA

ABSTRACTSince the evolution of human society, existed culture; where the handing of opinions, beliefs and customs from generation was practiced as tradition. Thus, every community has its own cultural elements. However, the elements of a particular culture could be strong ones (those that can eas...

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📄 97 pages | 🧠 7959 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DESERT ENCROACHMENT AND SETTLEMENT FORM

A CASE STUDY OF BORNO STATE

ABSTRACTThe alarm now being raised by governments and peopie will with regards to the threat of drought, dessication and desert-encroachment on the settlement form in Nigeria and especially Borno State is undoubtedly genuine. Desert-encroachment results largely from climatological, ecological and...

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📄 87 pages | 🧠 8896 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AVAILABILTY OF HOUSING FINANCING FUNDS FOR PRIVATE ESTATE DEVELOPERS

A CASE STUDY OF ABUJA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTHousing development involves huge capital expenditure, finance is therefore an essential ingredient in housing development. The cost, extent of which capital is provided and availability of finance for real estate development can influence the viability of such project. The study examined...

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📄 91 pages | 🧠 7232 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EXPLORING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECTIONAL SIGNS USING MEDICAL PICTOGRAMS AND BILINGUAL INSCRIPTIONS

A CASE STUDY OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (ABUTH), SHIKA-ZARIA

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to investigate the state of the directional signs in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria. The aim was to develop bilingual signs using English and Hausa languages and supporting pictorial symbols that would be capable of impacting visual meaning ...

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📄 98 pages | 🧠 8422 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE ADAPTATION OF SELECTED DECORATIVE MOTIFS USED IN DURBAR RELATED OBJECTS FOR PAINTING

ABSTRACTDecorative motifs and forms found in objects used in durbar show form the inspiration and indeed the basis for the conduct of this study. Some of these beautiful decorative motifs, which may be found in use in the arts of other cultural groups in Nigeria and around Africa, consist of vari...

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📄 98 pages | 🧠 7908 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ENHANCING THE LANDSCAPE OF BARAU DIKKO SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, KADUNA FOR THERAPEUTIC AND HEALING EFFECTS

ABSTRACTIn Nigeria, therapeutic landscape development is a grey area both in research and design implementation, and is yet to be given recognition in this part of the world. Therapeutic landscape is an aspect of landscape architecture that deals with healing through a conscious design process, s...

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📄 84 pages | 🧠 9685 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF TOURISTS PERCEPTION OF THE YANKARI GAME RESERVE AS A TOURIST DESTINATION

ABSTRACTThe study assessed the Yankari Games Reserve as a tourist destination by investigating the perception of the tourists who patronize it. The assessment used indicators including the level of patronage in number of tourists attracted annually, wildlife resources of the reserve, infrastructu...

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📄 94 pages | 🧠 9882 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW MILLENIUM CITY MASTER PLAN, KADUNA

ABSTRACTThe New Millennium plan is packaged as master plan, against this background, the package would have been packaged as development plan as there cannot be a master plan in a master plan since there is a master plan for Kaduna metropolis. As such this study will address the New Millennium De...

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📄 98 pages | 🧠 6816 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DELAYED PAYMENTS AND COST AND TIME OVERRUNS

ABSTRACTThis study was undertaken to establish the relationship that exist between delayed payments and time and cost overruns. Data were collected from seven hundred and fifty (750) construction projects in Nigeria completed between 1989 and 2005. After a careful study of the data on the seven h...

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📄 85 pages | 🧠 12416 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CENTRAL AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL CITY, ABUJA

ABSTRACTCapital City Central areas planning provides a sound basis for policy making that leverages the social and economic capital of the overall city. The framework for the F.C.C. Abuja's central area development plan provides the base for effective development of the area and measurable policy...

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📄 80 pages | 🧠 10087 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EVALUATION OF NATIONAL POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMME (NAPEP)

A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThis study assesses the effectiveness of National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in relation to urban poverty reduction and its urban management implications in metropolitan area of Kaduna State. The methodology adopted were statistical inference that involved survey research, thro...

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📄 94 pages | 🧠 9394 words | 📚 5 chapters

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Assessment of the Impact of Contraventions of Building Regulations on the Architecture of Mixed Landuse Areas of Kano Metropolis

A CASE STUDY OF Nigeria (1990-2009)

ABSTRACTThe orderly growth of cities involves the design and construction of buildings for various purposes such as residential, commercial and industrial. This calls for development control regulations which include land use and building regulations. The study was set out to identify the nature ...

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📄 92 pages | 🧠 7931 words | 📚 5 chapters

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AN EVALUATION OF ART EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN SOME SELECTED POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS

A CASE STUDY OF TARABA STATE

ABSTRACTIn this study art education programmes were evaluated in some selected post primary schools in Taraba State. It involved an indepth survey of the status of art teachers in terms of qualification(s), numerical strength; availability of art materials, studio/art rooms; art syllabus, teachin...

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📄 90 pages | 🧠 6947 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF TILE MAKING MACHINE

ABSTRACTThis study is centre on the design and construction of an extrusion tile-making machine, following specific design standards, design considerations, design theories and calculations, to improve the level of efficiency of production in ceramic industries and institutions of higher learning...

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📄 100 pages | 🧠 8745 words | 📚 5 chapters

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