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The Evolution of Traditional Yoruba Architecture

Universally, architecture is dependent on culture, which, in simple terms, embodies the way of life of a people, writes Adams Adeosun for This Is Africa.

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The standardisation of Yoruba vernacular architecture started when European missionaries arrived, armed with the paraphernalia of change. It progressed when ex-slaves returned home from Brazil with a newfound style and reached a peak after Portland cement became popular.

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