In Mali, and in Niger, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Benin, mud is not just used for making pots. It has been used for hundreds of years to build sensational structures -houses, mosques, palaces, temples, entire communities - which are repaired and remoulded every year during engagingly splashy mud festivals. And the very viscosity of this most malleable material has produced some highly inventive forms that seem to encompass ancient cultures, the spirits of the Sahara and even a touch of Surrealism.]]> http://www.afritecture.org/architecture/butabu/feed 0 http://www.afritecture.org/architecture/gando-primary-school http://www.afritecture.org/architecture/gando-primary-school#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 20:05:56 +0000 admin http://www.afritecture.org/?p=190 http://www.afritecture.org/architecture/gando-primary-school/feed 1