Read more about the effort by 2 architects to improve living conditions, Lagos shows how a city can recover from a deep, deep pit:
In 1997 two architects set out to rethink Lagos, an African megacity that had been largely abandoned by the state. Amid the apparent chaos and crime, they discovered remarkable patterns of organisation. Two decades later, Rem Koolhaas and Kunlรฉ Adeyemi discuss the past, present and future of the city โ and reveal why their own project never saw the light of day
There work is a great example how appropriate technology and architecture can be used to provide for the needs to communities. Here is a longer video on Kunlรฉ Adeyemi efforts:
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