KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE:1. Architecture and Interior Designing (Retail/Commercial/Residential/Educational, etc. Projects)2. Architecture Design Studio3. Theories of Architecture4. Vernacular/African Architecture5. Project Cycle Management6. History of Architecture7. History of Arts8. Proposal Writing9. Academic Writing10. Research Methods11. Curriculum Design12. Educational Psychology13. Art Criticism14. Conducting feasibility studies15. Tourism infrastructure developmentBooksTechnical know-how in the indigenous knowledge system underlying the production and maintenance of Batammariba traditional architecture in Togo and benin. UKZN.480 pages.The Making of Lobi Architecture, Decoration and Sculpture; Author: Philippe Yavo; University of the Witwatersrand, 2003; Length: 358 pages.PublicationsThe Role of architecture in fostering healthy cities; Co-Authors: M, Githitu; Yavo, P; Levi, Isaac; Publisher: 2012-11-09 WorldCat. Integrated learning spaces in adult education: a case of Kwazulu-Natal; Author: Yavo, P; 2012-03-16 WorldCat. Biophilia in architectural design: a healthcare and community centre for Mpumalanga, Durban; Author: Yavo, P; 2012-11-01 WorldCat. The role of architecture in the democratization of South Africa in disadvantaged communities: a design of civic centre for Mpumalanga Township; Author: Yavo, P; 2012-12-21 WorldCat. The influence of traditional architecture on contemporary culture: a proposed Hindu cultural centre for Durban; Author: P Yavo; 2012-11-23 WorldCat. Towards a relevant architecture: an international rowing and canoeing regatta centre for KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Co-Authors: Peters, Walter; Yavo, P; 2012-11-08 WorldCat. Monuments and Sites in Danger, CI. In Heritage at Risk.Munich: K.G. Saur, 2001. www.international.icomos.org Paper on Monuments at Risk in C’Ivoire, ICOMOS Conference, Pretoria, SA, May 2001.Graduate School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Wits, SA, April 2000.