Somaliland Modern Architecture 6

1. Somaliland Modern Architecture

2. Modern architectural in somaliland
Modern Architecture
• The early modern period saw a continuation in the use of materials
such as coral stone, sundried bricks and limestone in Somali
architecture which with the increasing European influence on the
Somali peninsula was now being complemented by new construction
materials such as cement.
• The period was characterized by military architecture in the form of
multi-purpose forts, and
• The construction of new ports.

3. Present 1990
• In the modern period, several Somali cities such
as Mogadishu, received large projects, which saw construction in new
styles that harmoniously blended in with the existing old architecture.
• Due to Italian influence, parts of Mogadishu are built in the classical
style
• In the cities of Mogadishu, Berbera and Bosaso, construction firms
have built hotels, government facilities, airports and residential
neighborhoods in a modernist style, often
utilizing chrome, steel and glass materials

4. Building Material In Somaliland
• Although stone, brick, wood and old fashioned built materials are used
still today there some new building materials that are used for
nowadays including:
Limestone
Glass
Concrete
Steel and
wood

5. Building styles
Hotel Uruba:
• Paired windows within a semi
circular arch
• The often had decoration and
gildin on the walls, doors, and
draperies.
• Windows, wall panels and doors
often went all the way from the
floor to the ceiling.

6. Modern Building In Somaliland