CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE DESIGN OF ACADEMIC LIBRARY: THE CASE OF TERTIARY

INSTITUTIONS IN YOLA, NIGERIA
AYUBA B.I. AND JALLALUDEEN M.
Department of Architecture,
Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria.
E-mail: jadeenmuazu@gmail.com.
ABSTRACT: This paper aims to determine the challenges and prospects for the design of
academic library within the context of ecological consciousness by investigating the
attributes of sustainable architecture based on the analysis of three tertiary institution
libraries in Yola, Nigeria. Using questionnaire survey and the attribute developed from
literature review on sustainable architecture and ecological conscious design, the findings
suggest that ecological consciousness is not effective in two of the cases as all the
attributes were either absent or not considered. The research hence contributes some
recommendation that shows that the design of ecological conscious building will vary
base on the type of building, geographical location and other ecological factors which
should be critically analysed in the design and the fact should be used throughout the
design stage to the construction.