The Past, Present and Future of Architecture and Tourism (Architourism) Towards Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Abstract

The validation of past, present and future of architecture and tourism is very important due to the factors like cultural identity, values, climate, religion, availability of natural materials, construction methods, socioeconomic condition and advancement of technology in Nigeria. With the utilization of forms and patterns as ornamentation on the surface of walls and other architectural elements of building to promote the social identity, cohesion, cultural continuity of a talking building affects sustainability. The synergy between architecture and tourism (Architourism) in the era 21^st century is very important to sustainable development in Nigerian built environment by considering their opportunities: a tool to augment practice, replacing mundane tasks and meeting up with global best practices. This study focused on sustainable development of architecture and tourism in terms of economic growth, environmental protection and social inclusion by considering the management, production, consumption, innovation, local contents, products, processes and services delivery. It is aimed at identifying the contribution of architecture and tourism to sustainable development in Nigerian built environment, while extant literatures were reviewed to achieve the objectives using questionnaire and interview based on past, present and future influences. Data collected were organized and analyzed using qualitative method of compare and contrast. Findings discovered more effort is required to involve more architecture and tourism impacts in the era of the 21^st century. It recommends the committed pursuit of positive collaboration in order to achieve vital development of Architourism in the world and Nigerian built environment towards sustainable development.