How power can be expressed through buildings in urban spaces

This book has two parts. The first part is ‘The expression of the power through buildings in urban space’. And the second part is a book review about ‘The Lele of The Kasai’. The first part is an analysis of the role of colonial buildings, architectures, city in some Africa states. Generally, people in city areas see the power only through the human being while ignoring the power of the materials or edifice, which is a structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. This book produces some elements of knowledge on the colonial urban fabric. It examines through cognitive approach different types of architecture, including religious and colonial structures not only the architectural achievements and styles, but also the materials and construction techniques of the colonial period. The second part of this book is an anthropological study made by Mary Douglas in Democratic Republic of Congo, in 1963. It argues about the Lele’s social structure (organization, kinship), economy, tradition, modern. The review carried out the research methodology and theories, the significance of her research to anthropology study.