Why Were Round Houses Built? Wind and tsunami waves move naturally around a round building rather than getting caught at (and potentially ripping off) corners. A rounded roof avoids ‘air-planing’- a situation where a strong wind lifts the roof structure up and off of the building. There are dozens of interconnected points in a round
Do People Still Live In Huts In Nigeria? This does not mean there are no huts in Nigeria but to have a notion that all Nigerians live in huts is false. Most houses or structures in Nigeria are tailored to the best of modern architecture. Lagos being the most populous city in Nigeria, is home
Does Africa Have Huts? Does Africa have huts? An African round hut is a seen as vernacular architecture since they are built of readily available materials. The huts can be built using mud, cow spillings, bricks or grass in some cases. Are there still huts in Africa? Although huts still exist in poor, mostly rural