2024/11/12 by Matthew Espeland · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Cultural Industries and Urban Development #Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation #Urban and Rural Development Challenges
paper · pdf · doi:10.51303/jtbau.vi5.759
openalex publication_date 2024/11/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Uganda is headed for exponential growth both in its population and in its building stock. The buildings of small Ugandan market communities such as Kalongo, a remote village in the north, reflect two distinct construction systems, as contemporary building practices have turned their back on tradition. Interventions by foreign NGOs in the area have contributed to the stigmatization of local building traditions as representing underdevelopment. This proposed design project for a School for Traditional Building Arts & Crafts in Kalongo seeks to bridge the disconnect between building traditions and the growing requirement for durable, sustainable buildings. The proposal sets out the concept of an innovative way of building through the elevation of local materials and traditions on a new scale.