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Jeez! That building reminds me of Haiti for some reading. I doubt that it meets any basic earthquake building codes. Of course, apologists of mediocrity will tell us that Cameroon is Cameroon...
Posted by: Nzui Manto | Saturday, 06 February 2010 at 09:09 PM
There is a good reason why the Bakweris and later the Germans built mostly with wood in Buea.
Posted by: Va Boy | Saturday, 06 February 2010 at 09:20 PM
Most German buildings in Buea were "floating houses". Their design suspended them from the ground by pillars that provided as shock absorbers to sudden ground movement or seismic activity. The Germans knew very well of the active nature and sudden volcanicity of the Buea area. But we today, in our abundance of knowledge and beauty, we think they were simply poor architects; hence the 'poto-poto' quarters disaster last time we had volcanic activity in Buea
Posted by: Esuka | Monday, 08 February 2010 at 10:45 AM
Very old people used to say that the mountain Bakweri used the giant mountain fern to construct housing, and this plant is very tough but light. Nobody does that today and nobody remembers how it was done. Such light but strong construction could hold up against the elements but would cause few injuries if it happened to collapse from the effects of earth quake.
Posted by: Facter | Monday, 08 February 2010 at 07:47 PM