Background A For many people in Ngarannam, the memory of home lived only in stories. The village, located in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, West…
“It took God 7 days to create the world; it won’t take him more than 1 year to build an ordinary structure…” Those were the words Bishop David Oyedepo, an…
Purpose of this Article THIS ARTICLE This article critically explores the urgent need for healing-centered prison architecture in Nigeria as a strategic approach to managing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among…
Studio Name: NLÉ Architects (Kunlé Adeyemi) Client: Community-led, supported by Heinrich Böll Foundation Area: Approx. 220 square metres Year: 2013 (prototype), dismantled in 2016 Location: Makoko Waterfront, Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria…
Pre-colonial architecture in Nigeria compromises the use of local materials for construction, social and spatial organisation of the spaces, cultural significance and expression, and community-driven and climatic adaptive designs. Though…
Nearly everyone around the world has either heard of or visited the Great Wall of China. Or even both. The Great Wall of China is so great that it has…
Introduction Urban design along with the design of public space plays an integral role in shaping the quality and experience of life for city dwellers and is considered key in…
When you see African designs flaunted on the runways of Paris, one would immediately recognize them as a class of their own. Clothes maketh a man as the famed proverb…
“… When I create work… it is in my view a metaphor reflecting an alternative response to examine … possibilities and extend the boundaries in art. … My work can…
Abstract In my first year, my understanding of architecture was limited to its superficial beauty. I marvelled at the grand facades and intricate details of iconic structures. architecture appeared as…
Eko-Atlantic is an emerging city, one of its kind, in Nigeria. It is an emerging coastal city being constructed on Victoria Island. Due to its rich development growth and massive…
Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and has a demographic of 206 million people and Africa’s largest market by population, preceded by Ethiopia and Egypt, which have populations of 110 million…