ASSESSMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL PROMENADE IN ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTRES, CALABAR, NIGERIA

Art and cultural centres play a significant role in showing the people's way of life around that community, impacting tourist attraction in cities and regions. This is why user experience is essential in the design of cultural centres. To improve the overall user experience in spaces, the concept of architectural promenade made famous by Le Corbusier has become a part of modern architectural design as every building has an architectural promenade whether designed consciously or not. Despite this, little is known about it or how it affects the user experience, particularly in Art and cultural centres. This research aims to assess the architectural promenade in selected art and cultural centres in a bid to improve the overall user experience in the design of an enhanced cultural centre in Calabar Cross River, Nigeria. The scope of this study is limited to cultural centres and related buildings in specific tourist states. The study employed a mixed-use methodological approach. Four Facilities were purposively selected in Calabar and Lagos state to obtain data. A quantitative and qualitative methodology was used to obtain data. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software was employed to analyse the acquired quantitative data. Results were arranged in themes and presented using a descriptive approach with the aid of tables and photographs. The findings indicated that the Arts and cultural centres don't explore the full potential of the architectural promenade as the users did not necessarily enjoy the architectural promenade in cultural centres, therefore, affecting their overall experience of spaces. The study recommended architectural promenade as an area of user experience that researchers could focus on in research and architects could use as a conscious consideration in the design of art and cultural centres

Adoption of Sustainable Site Planning Strategies by Beach Resorts in Lagos, Nigeria

Resorts are commercial establishments specialised to meet vacationers needs through the provision of specialised services such as food, entertainment and accommodation. Most of the facilities provided by beach resorts are outdoor-based, therefore detailed attention should be paid to the landscape and external environment and this implies that the implementation of sustainable site planning strategies is crucial in achieving sustainable development. This paper seeks to investigate the adoption of sustainable site strategies by Beach Resorts in Lagos, Nigeria to understand how the various strategies could be applied in Site planning. The study was limited to beach resorts in Lagos, Nigeria and three resorts were carefully selected through purposive sampling. A qualitative data collection method was adopted and data collected were analysed through content analysis and findings revealed that there is high adoption of sustainable site planning strategies by beach resorts. Design strategies for site planning in a bid to create more sustainable developments in Nigeria were recommended

User Experience of Architectural Promenade in Art and Cultural Centres in Calabar, Crossriver State, Nigeria

The architectural success of any structure depends on how well people experience spaces. In order to improve the overall user experience in spaces, the architectural promenade concept has become a part of modern architectural design. Despite this, little is known about it or how it affects the user experience, particularly in Art and Cultural Centres. This research aims to assess the user experience of architectural promenade in selected Art and Cultural Centres in Calabar, Cross-river state, Nigeria. A quantitative methodology was applied to gather data from the selected arts and Cultural Centres in Calabar, Crossriver. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 2021 software was employed to analyse the acquired data. The findings indicated that many users did not necessarily enjoy the architectural promenade in Cultural Centres, affecting their overall experience of spaces. The study recommended architectural promenade as an area of user experience that researchers could focus on in research. It also suggests Architects architectural promenade as a conscious consideration in the design of art and Cultural Centres