This document provides an overview of architecture in Zimbabwe. It discusses the location and climate of Zimbabwe, as well as the population, transportation systems, and historical architectural influences. Specifically, it notes that Zimbabwe has a population of around 17.3 million people as of 2019. It then covers various aspects of housing layout and building materials used in both rural and urban areas of Zimbabwe, including the types of roofs commonly seen. Examples highlighted include the use of grass thatch, cement tiles, asbestos sheets, and aluminum sheets for roofs. The document also briefly describes an example of biomimicry architecture from Zimbabwe that draws inspiration from local masonry and termite mounds to regulate temperature without conventional heating or cooling systems.

1. AFRICAN ARCHITECTURE (ZIMBABWE)
PRESENTED BY TENDAI EMMANUEL MABVUDZA

2. INTRODUCTION
• Location
• Climate
• Population
• Transport system
• Historical reference
• Historical architectural influence to modern architecture
• Housing layout
• Building material
• Types of roofs
• Rural areas
• Urban areas (high, mid and low density suburbs)
• Biomimicry Architecture

3. LOCATION

4. Natural hazards: droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
CLIMATE

5. POPULATION
Zimbabwe Population 2019. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country
in southern Africa bordered by South Africa to the south. There
are 16 official languages in Zimbabwe. The 2019 population is
estimated at 17.30 million.
Small town ppl
Rusape 29,292
Harare 1,542,813

6. TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Flexible mini buses
common mode of transport within cities
or town
Average 3 out 5 families
Have their own personal vehicle
Buses used to connect
Difference cities and town

7. HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE
GREAT ZIMBABWE RUINS
CAPITAL KINGDOM OF ZIMBABWE
DURING THE LATE IRON AGE,
CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 11-15th
CENTURY
Made from rocks only

8. HISTORICAL ADAPTATION
GRASS ROOF
ROCKS

9. HOUSING SETTING ARIEL VIEW
URBAN AREA LOW DENSITY SUBURBS

10. HOUSING LAYOUT
MID DENSITY SUBURBS

11. HOUSING LAYOUT
HIGH DENSITY SUBURBS

12. HOUSING LAYOUT
RURALAREAS

13. HOUSING LAYOUT
MEDIUM DENSITY SUBURBS
Type of house
Low density types of house

14. High density types of Houses
Rural Areas

15. HOUSING LAYOUT
Rural areas British type

16. Building Materials
Cement
bricks
Rocks
Glass
windows
timber

17. ROOF MATERIAL TYPES
Grass thatch roof
Cement tiles roof
Asbestors sheets
Aluminium sheets

18. Architect Mick Pearce
Designed Eastgate in 1991
BIOMIMICRY ARCHITECTURE

19. The building has no conventional air-conditioning or heating, yet stays
regulated year round with dramatically less energy consumption using
design methods inspired by indigenous Zimbabwean masonry and the
self-cooling mounds of African termites!
BIOMIMICRY ARCHITECTURE

20. THANK YOU