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Architectural Appreciation of Senate Buildings in Universities in South-South, Nigeria

Etuk Solomon Emmanuel, Michael Chukwuemeka Oguike and Utibe Emmanuel Akah

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess architectural appreciation of senate building in universities in south-south, Nigeria. Two research objectives, research questions, and research hypotheses was designed for the study. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 60 and was adopted as the sample size with the aid of census sampling technique. Descriptive analysis was used for the purpose of data analysis. Result from the analysis showed that quality and functionality are important dimensions that enhanced the architectural appreciation of Senate buildings in the studied universities in south-south, Nigeria. It was concluded that there is a significant level of architectural appreciation of Senate buildings in the studied Universities in south-south, Nigeria. Based on the major findings, it was recommended that management of the studied universities should develop architectural guidelines that will prioritize quality to encourage architectural appreciation of Senate buildings in the universities, and the management of the studied universities should implement programs that will enlighten the university stakeholders of the functionality of the Senate buildings as this will enhance the overall functionality experience of Senate buildings in the university.

Keywords

ArchitectureArchitectural appreciationSenate buildingsymbolic interactionism

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