AESTHETICS

The research “ANALYSIS OF AESTHETICS AND USE OF SPACES IN TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN BENIN CITY: A CASE STUDY OF CHIEFOGIAMIEN’SPALACE”highlights an issue of poorly designed buildings in Benin city which in turn has a negative effect on it’s urban development. The purpose of this research is to thoroughly examine the characteristics of the Benin vernacular architecture and how it can be adopted into contemporary architecture. In this study, the root of the tree of architecture would be considered when analysing the generic development of Benin vernacular architecture into the modern-day architecture to achieve an environmentally friendly residential building while taking the native or indigenous culture of the Benin people into the design consideration.