Rebuilding Nigeria: When Architecture Is About Restoring Culture

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This article was originally published on Common Edge.

For the past decade, Nigeria has lived under the crushing specter of attacks by the terrorist group Boko Haram. From Maiduguri to Abuja, bombs have exploded intermittently, killing hundreds, destroying thousands of homes, and crippling public infrastructure. In recent years, the Nigerian military has liberated several captive communities and begun reconstruction work in a number of them. Sadly, the aftereffects of these violent convulsions have profoundly reshaped our cities. The attacks utterly upended lives: shattering basic civic amenities, disrupting livelihoods, and forcing residents to rebuild from scratch while still grieving for family and friends.

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Cite: Mathias Agbo, Jr.. "Rebuilding Nigeria: When Architecture Is About Restoring Culture" 25 Aug 2019. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/923533/rebuilding-nigeria-when-architecture-is-about-restoring-culture> ISSN 0719-8884

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