"In some languages, the very word for building refers to its immovability. The discipline of engineering related to buildings is referred to as statics. Thus, architecture is closely related to the fixed and the immobile. And yet, for millions of nomadic people around the world, shelters must be of a light and distinctly movable structure, while home is the vast landscape in which they reside."
"The Sahara Desert and the Sahel region of Africa constitute one of the concentrations of nomadic communities in the world. In these areas, nomads are primarily pastoralist herders, keeping goats, sheep, camels, or cows, and travelling between areas of new pasture for the animals. They include Arab Bedouins, Touareg, Berbers, Beja, among others. In many cases, travelling routes do not follow national borders, and many communities stretch across multiple countries."
Architecture traditionally associates with permanence and engineering statics, emphasizing fixed, immobile structures. Many nomadic communities require light, distinctly movable shelters and consider the landscape itself as home. Nomadic pastoralists in the Sahara and Sahel keep goats, sheep, camels, or cows and travel to find new pasture. These groups include Arab Bedouins, Touareg, Berbers, and Beja, often crossing national borders. Seasonal movement frequently follows rains, heading north in wetter seasons and south in drier months. Centuries-old nomadic lifestyles face pressure from attractions of sedentary urban life, prompting projects in Tunisia to reduce heritage loss and improve herders' conditions.
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