Browsing by Author "Abdulrahman, Mukaila E."

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Averting the Increasing Incidents of Collapsed Buildings: A Case of Architects and Allied Professionals in the Building Industry
(Journal of Scientific and Industrial Studies, 2008) Abdulrahman, Mukaila E.; Lawal, Muhammad Bashir; Lawal, Lateef Ademola
Incidents of collapse of buildings have been on the increase and unprecedented in recent times. It could no longer be seen as accidents as the sporadic reoccurence cuts across the geopolitical zones of the country. The causes are multifarious, and in some cases, complex, but the signals normally persist from quite sometimes before resulting in collapse of the affected building. Sufficient literature exists as to the factors that led to the collapse of building, yet, little success has been recorded in preventing a reoccurrence of this sad situation. This paper reviews these factors in order to identify salient factors causing collapse of building structure. The need to have building maintenance manual as part of documents for assessing level of routine maintenance of the building and its installations as well as the role of stakeholders in averting the menace form the conclusion of the paper.
Teaching Business Skills to Architecture Students; A Case for Curriculum Change
(Journal of the Association of Architectural Educators in Nigeria, 2007-09) Lawal, Lateef Ademola; Abdulrahman, Mukaila E.
The 21st century is characterised by advancement in technology, communication and globalisation. Critical and imperative to this advancement is opportunity for people to compete. This paper takes a look at teaching of business skills to architecture students. It examines entrepreneurship approach as an avenue for the architecture students to create and develop their own businesses as a way of addressing unemployment after graduation. The paper recognises that technological changes have had their impact on the practice of architecture hence the need for students to be imbued with IT architecture skills to enable them perform various tasks. The paper further identifies the decline in the number of architectural design competitions in schools of architecture. These competitions are vehicles for promotion and exposure of budding talents, so the paper advocates for their organization and resuscitation in schools of architecture in Nigeria.
Use of Computers as Alternative to Drawing Boards for the Training of Architecture Students in Nigeria
(Journal of the Association of Architectural Educators in Nigeria, 2007-06) Abdulrahman, Mukaila E.; Lawal, Lateef Ademola
The direct influence of computers is now universal. Computers are used in applications as diverse as running a farm, diagnosing a disease, designing and other life endeavours. Architecture is a course that cannot be left out in this global struggle to attain greater efficiency and scientific precision in its outputs. Various computer software have been developed for architectural designs just as there are various types of computer hardware suitable for different purposes. The paper examines the use of computer for architectural design at all levels as alternative to use of drawing boards. The paper sees the tool as efficient for the training of architecture students and calls for replacement of drawing boards with computers. By so doing architectural designs could be presented and assessed with computers as the trend in this scientific dispensation.