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Sources / Methods / Historiography / Evidence
The A|WA Archive contains the texts, standards, historical sources, and research materials that inform the project.
The A|WA Archive contains the texts, standards, historical sources, and research materials that inform the project.
The Archive is divided into two kinds of material:
The Archive is divided into two kinds of material:
What A|WA reads - and - What A|WA produces
What A|WA reads - and - What A|WA produces
01 — HISTORIOGRAPHY
01 — HISTORIOGRAPHY
Architecture / Empire / Knowledge
Architecture / Empire / Knowledge
This section examines the intellectual and political conditions through which African architecture has been documented, represented, classified, and interpreted.
Core references include:
Frantz Fanon
Achille Mbembe
Edward W. Said
Louis P. Nelson
Kwame Nkrumah
Łukasz Stanek
The purpose is not simply to provide theoretical background.
It is to ask how architectural knowledge itself has been produced, preserved, transformed, and sometimes erased.
02 — BUILDING PHYSICS & CLIMATE
02 — BUILDING PHYSICS & CLIMATE
Environmental Analysis / Thermal Comfort / Bioclimatic Design
Environmental Analysis / Thermal Comfort / Bioclimatic Design
This section contains the technical literature and standards used to develop environmental research methods.
This section contains the technical literature and standards used to develop environmental research methods.
Core references include:
Core references include:
ASHRAE Standard 55
Baruch Givoni
Victor Olgyay
Steven Szokolay
ASHRAE Standard 55
Baruch Givoni
Victor Olgyay
Steven Szokolay
Future entries should identify the specific concept or method for which each source is being used.
Future entries should identify the specific concept or method for which each source is being used.
03 — WEST AFRICAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
03 — WEST AFRICAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
Regional Surveys / Construction / Form
Regional Surveys / Construction / Form
Core references include:
Core references include:
Suzanne Preston Blier
Susan Denyer
Zbigniew R. Dmochowski
Nnamdi Elleh
Anthony H. M. Kirk-Greene
J. C. Moughtin
Ikem Stanley Okoye
Labelle Prussin
Suzanne Preston Blier
Susan Denyer
Zbigniew R. Dmochowski
Nnamdi Elleh
Anthony H. M. Kirk-Greene
J. C. Moughtin
Ikem Stanley Okoye
Labelle Prussin
The purpose of this section is to support careful architectural reconstruction while remaining attentive to the limits and contexts of historical documentation.
The purpose of this section is to support careful architectural reconstruction while remaining attentive to the limits and contexts of historical documentation.
04 — PRIMARY SOURCES
04 — PRIMARY SOURCES
Historical Evidence
Historical Evidence
As the research develops, this section will contain references to:
As the research develops, this section will contain references to:
Historical photographs
Measured drawings
Maps
Architectural surveys
Government records
Travel accounts
Ethnographic records
Newspapers
Institutional collections
Archival holdings
Historical photographs
Measured drawings
Maps
Architectural surveys
Government records
Travel accounts
Ethnographic records
Newspapers
Institutional collections
Archival holdings
Where a source can be traced to a specific collection, A|WA will identify the collection, date, creator, and available reference information.
Where a source can be traced to a specific collection, A|WA will identify the collection, date, creator, and available reference information.
05 — FIELD RECORD
05 — FIELD RECORD
Observed Evidence
Observed Evidence
A|WA field records may include:
A|WA field records may include:
Site documentation
Measured drawings
Photographs
Environmental measurements
Material observations
Oral-history records
Construction details
Site documentation
Measured drawings
Photographs
Environmental measurements
Material observations
Oral-history records
Construction details
Publication of field material will depend on permissions, research ethics, cultural sensitivity, and the status of the material.
Publication of field material will depend on permissions, research ethics, cultural sensitivity, and the status of the material.
06 — A|WA OUTPUTS
06 — A|WA OUTPUTS
Research Produced by the Project
Research Produced by the Project
As the project develops, the Archive will include:
As the project develops, the Archive will include:
Research Notes
Working Papers
Case File Reports
Measured Drawings
Reconstruction Models
Simulation Reports
Field Protocols
Datasets
Bibliographies
Conference Materials
Published Research
Research Notes
Working Papers
Case File Reports
Measured Drawings
Reconstruction Models
Simulation Reports
Field Protocols
Datasets
Bibliographies
Conference Materials
Published Research
Each output should identify its research status and date.
Each output should identify its research status and date.
SOURCE STANDARD
SOURCE STANDARD
A|WA distinguishes among:
A|WA distinguishes among:
PRIMARY SOURCE
PRIMARY SOURCE
Original or near-contemporary historical evidence.
Original or near-contemporary historical evidence.
SECONDARY SOURCE
SECONDARY SOURCE
Published scholarly interpretation.
Published scholarly interpretation.
TECHNICAL STANDARD
TECHNICAL STANDARD
Published technical guidance or measurement standard.
Published technical guidance or measurement standard.
FIELD EVIDENCE
FIELD EVIDENCE
Observation or measurement produced directly through research.
Observation or measurement produced directly through research.
A|WA RESEARCH OUTPUT
A|WA RESEARCH OUTPUT
Material generated by the project itself.
Material generated by the project itself.
RESEARCH NOTE
RESEARCH NOTE
A bibliography is not a neutral record.
A bibliography is not a neutral record.
Every source has an author, context, purpose, method, and limitation.
Every source has an author, context, purpose, method, and limitation.
The Archive therefore treats sources as evidence to be examined—not simply authorities to be cited.
The Archive therefore treats sources as evidence to be examined—not simply authorities to be cited.
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