In the past four posts, I have taken you on a journey on what I think the future of housing in a fast-developing, overly populated city like Lagos should be. I have raised some points surrounding flexible architecture. In the course of my research and writing, however, I came across some concerns as well as […]
After a long and treacherous journey, I have come to the end of my rant about affordable housing for my home city, Lagos. In this final part, I will discuss one final idea although not in-depth. This article will discuss floating architecture. Floating architecture isn’t a new concept in Nigeria. From the shanty houses in […]
In the penultimate article in this series, I would be writing about Adaptable architecture. Architecture designed for adaptation accepts that the future is not finite and that change is inevitable. According to Schmidt III and Austin (2016), adaptability is defined as a combination of some essential characteristics: the ability of a building to accommodate changes […]
This post is a continuation of the previous one on the adaptive reuse of abandoned buildings in Nigeria. In this article, I would be continuing the discourse on flexible architecture with a focus on movable architecture. Movable architecture can be defined as buildings specifically designed to move from place to place so that they can […]
In 2016, the Commissioner for Housing, Mr. Gbolahan Lawal, said the state had a deficit of 2.5 million houses which is 14.7% of national deficit (This Day Newspaper, 2017). From these figures, it can be concluded that an urgent intervention is needed in the housing sector. It is perhaps expedient to step out and look […]