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Architects: Patrickwaheed Design Consultancy
- Area: 700 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Aylum Aluminum, CDK Integrated Industries, PWDC
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Professionals: Shematworld Engineering, First Beulah Consultants Limited
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Abijo Mosque / Patrickwaheed Design Consultancy
Rua do Canal 7 House / DNSJ.arq
Dorfler House / Vitor Vilhena Arquitectura
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Architects: Vitor Vilhena Architects
- Area: 600 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Focus, panoramah!®, Agape, Binova, +3
House of the Nuns / Mário Martins Atelier
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Architects: Mário Martins Atelier
- Area: 452 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Margres, Saint-Gobain, Algarstone, BRUMA, +7
Public Protests and the Urban Legacies of Colonialism and Military Dictatorship in Nigeria
This article was originally published on Common Edge.
For the past two weeks, cities across Nigeria were hit by protests against the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a police unit setup in 1992 to fight armed robberies. The anti-SARS protesters are calling for the unit’s disbandment, due to its high-handedness, extra-judicial killings, extortion, and numerous human rights abuses.
Tragically, the protests came to a brutal climax on October 20, with the shooting of protesters at the Lekki Tollgate by gunmen believed to be agents of the Nigerian state. This led to casualties, which are currently a subject of controversy: the Lagos State government concedes that two persons lost their lives; groups like Amnesty International insist the figures are much higher.
Studio Inkline / INKLINE Design Studio
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Architects: INKLINE Design Studio
- Area: 232 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Berger Paints, First Aluminum, Ikini, Nigerite Limited
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Professionals: INKLINE Design Studio
Softcom Head Office / Micdee Designs
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Architects: Micdee Designs
- Area: 768 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Floorkraft, Forte Oil, Glass.ng, Hausba Smarthomes, Precise Lighting, +3
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Professionals: Azbell Engineering, Landever
Major Cities Face High Risk of Flooding According to a Goldman Sachs Report
Goldman Sachs has released a report on the effects of climate change on cities across the world. The study explored the major changes that will transform the planet and highlighted several metropolises that will be at risk of flooding.
LuxMare Houses / Mário Martins Atelier
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Architects: Mário Martins Atelier
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Reynaers Aluminium, Grohe, Astralpool, Barbot, Cristalmax, +11
Villa Pernoi / Mário Martins Atelier
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Architects: Mário Martins Atelier
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Reynaers Aluminium, Grohe, Saint-Gobain, Barbot, Baxi, +7
Sencillo Beach House / cmDesign Atelier
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Architects: Oshinowo Studio
- Area: 9687 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Cimsa Turkey, Artscapes Constructioneering Works, Dura Composite, Nigalex Nigeria, Planen Ingegneria, Italy, Q-railng Nigeria
SOM Breaks Ground on Alárò City in Nigeria
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have broken ground on Alárò City, a new masterplan development that will connect to Lagos in southwest Nigeria. The mixed-use model community will feature an international trade gateway with a new seaport and airport. Designed for the Lagos State Government and Africa’s largest urban developer Rendeavour, the project is made to boost foreign direct investment to create an economic and cultural hub for West Africa.
Competition-Winning Ideas for Multi-Purpose Stadiums on Former Lagos Landfill
Architecture research initiative “arch out loud” has announced the winners of their “Waste: Multi-Purpose Stadium” competition, asking participants to speculate on the design of a multi-purpose stadium at the former Olusosun Landfill in Lagos, Nigeria.
The competition was organized in response to the fact that the world creates more than a billion tons of garbage per year, most of which is incinerated, buried, and explored to landfills. As populations and major cities expand, so too must our “ability to reverse wasteful tendencies and begin living more efficiently and sustainably.”
A Deep Dive Into the Sad Story of the Makoko Floating School
Within a week of its successor being awarded the Silver Lion at the 2016 Venice Biennale, the original Makoko Floating School collapsed. Designed by Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi of NLÉ Architects, the school was located in the Lagos Lagoon in Nigeria. Now, almost two years later, Lagos-based writer Allyn Gaestel has investigated the vulnerable coastal community and architect behind the project in a remarkable narrative nonfiction piece, "Things Fall Apart."