Methods Material culture investigation Innovative and sustainable local material in traditional Africa architecture 1. Skin a) Bamboo b)...

QUESTION: How can we create a hotel industry in Ethiopia that expresses cultural identity in the globalized environment? Terms –...

Approach This research explores the state of architectural designs of hotels in Ethiopia and the place they stand as regarding cultural...

The Ethiopian hotel industry was, for a long period, considered to remain in the infancy state. This situation was attributed to, among...

MOTIVATION The past twelve consecutive years, Ethiopia has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. This economic growth...

The primary resource utilize in Ethiopia vernacular architecture was bamboo, which was manipulated in different ways to enhance the...

Traditional Drawings I like the use of traditional drawings in Ethiopian design arts. For instance, the drawing of the woman drinking...

Architecture is responsible for expressing the culture and development of people, and the future for Africa is here. The previous...

African designers play a key role in the development of African culture. These experts are responsible for the promotion of such culture...

Critical regionalism is a local architectural traditions that do not come from archetypal sentiments or from an opposition to the...

In my last post I have mentioned the background of Ethiopia and how Christianity shape the Ethiopian architecture. My collective ideas...

From my experience exploring the cultures of the African continent, I feel quite proud to be Ethiopian. This is because the culture in...

Throughout my investigation in Ethiopian diversity and design aspects, it seems clear to me that Urban and building design have to convey...

“Why did you come to the USA?” I always have the same simple response to this question. I came to this country because I had a dream to...