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  • ILE ILE chair by Juliet Olanipekun from Design Week Lagos 2025

    Five next-gen Nigerian designers using culture "not as ornament but as intelligence"

    A skeletal chair and a lamp wearing a hat were among the standout projects from emerging designers at this year's Design Week Lagos, where they featured in the annual Design + Innovation exhibition. More about Five next-gen Nigerian designers using culture "not as ornament but as intelligence"

    Jennifer Hahn | 16 November 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Tosin Oshinowo portrait

    Traditional systems offer "model of progress" for African cities says Tosin Oshinowo

    Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo's latest research project exploring Lagos' markets was unveiled at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. In this interview, she explains how these markets pose solutions for urban development in Africa. More about Traditional systems offer "model of progress" for African cities says Tosin Oshinowo

    Starr Charles | 12 August 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Western House

    Seven tropical modernist buildings in Lagos with "a lot of intelligence to unpack"

    Design studio Omi Collective has created an archive documenting tropical modernist architecture in Lagos, Nigeria. Here, its founder Olorufemi Adewuyi spotlights seven stand-out buildings featured in it. More about Seven tropical modernist buildings in Lagos with "a lot of intelligence to unpack"

    Starr Charles | 20 January 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Site Office bamboo pavilion by HTL Africa

    HTL Africa installs bamboo scaffolding pavilion in Lagos

    Crisscrossing bamboo poles combine with woven raffia mats to form this pavilion built by architecture studio HTL Africa in Lagos, Nigeria. More about HTL Africa installs bamboo scaffolding pavilion in Lagos

    Amy Frearson | 15 January 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Adidas Lagos store by Oshinowo Studio

    Oshinowo Studio wraps Adidas Lagos store in perforated aluminium sheets

    Architecture practice Oshinowo Studio has completed a store for Adidas in Lagos, Nigeria, which is the sportswear brand's first flagship store in West Africa. More about Oshinowo Studio wraps Adidas Lagos store in perforated aluminium sheets

    Tom Ravenscroft | 25 October 2023 | Leave a comment
  • White cube house with a perforated metal opening in the facade on a street corner

    CmDesign Atelier completes "solid and porous" villa in Lagos

    Perforated screens of gold-toned metal filter light and air into Lantern House, a villa on Banana Island in Lagos designed by Tosin Oshinowo-led studio CmDesign Atelier. More about CmDesign Atelier completes "solid and porous" villa in Lagos

    Jon Astbury | 20 April 2023 | Leave a comment
  • A blue pool is positioned opposite the beach house

    Watch our Architecture Project Talk about Coral Pavilion by CmDesign Atelier

    Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo concluded Dezeen and Gaggenau's Architecture Project Talks series with a presentation about Coral Pavilion. The webinar has ended but you can re-watch it by registering here. More about Watch our Architecture Project Talk about Coral Pavilion by CmDesign Atelier

    Siufan Adey | 5 December 2022
  • A blue pool is positioned opposite the beach house

    CmDesign Atelier creates minimal beach house on Lagos peninsula

    Tosin Oshinowo-led studio CmDesign Atelier has completed the Coral Pavilion beach house that is accessible only by boat, as a haven away from the "frenetic energy" of Lagos, Nigeria.  More about CmDesign Atelier creates minimal beach house on Lagos peninsula

    Jon Astbury | 2 June 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Waf Kiosk by Nifemi Marcus-Bello

    Nifemi Marcus-Bello creates bamboo pavilion for Nigerian skateboarding brand

    Nigerian designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello has created a modular kiosk made from bamboo for Lagos-based skateboarding company Wafflesncream. More about Nifemi Marcus-Bello creates bamboo pavilion for Nigerian skateboarding brand

    Alice Finney | 9 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Design Week Lagos: Tunde Owolabi

    "We want African design to be functional" says Design Week Lagos founder

    Design has not been valued in Africa for decades, says Nigerian interior designer Titi Ogufere, who has launched a design week in Lagos in a bid to change that. More about "We want African design to be functional" says Design Week Lagos founder

    Amy Frearson | 8 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Alárò City masterplan by SOM in Nigeria

    SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria

    Construction has begun on Alárò City, which is being masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as an extension to Lagos in southwest Nigeria. More about SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria

    Lizzie Crook | 7 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Shanty Megastructures by Lekan Jeyifo

    Designer Olalekan Jeyifous imagines vertical shanty towns for central Lagos

    Designer Olalekan Jeyifous has created a dystopian vision of shanty-town towers in Lagos, Nigeria, to highlight the poor standard of living in the city's impoverished areas (+ slideshow).  More about Designer Olalekan Jeyifous imagines vertical shanty towns for central Lagos

    Eleanor Gibson | 9 August 2016 | 7 comments
  • Kunlé Adeyemi's floating school posed "danger to the kids," headmaster claims

    A row has broken out over architect Kunlé Adeyemi's award-winning Makoko Floating School following its collapse earlier this week, with a community leader in Lagos claiming pupils were evacuated three months ago over safety concerns and architecture critics questioning its credentials. More about Kunlé Adeyemi's floating school posed "danger to the kids," headmaster claims

    Marcus Fairs | 11 June 2016 | 14 comments
  • Kunlé Adeyemi's Makoko floating school destroyed after

    Kunlé Adeyemi's floating school suffers "abrupt collapse"

    Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi has confirmed reports that his award-winning Makoko Floating School has collapsed. More about Kunlé Adeyemi's floating school suffers "abrupt collapse"

    Amy Frearson | 8 June 2016 | 18 comments
  • NLE's floating school casts anchor in Lagos Lagoon

    NLE's floating school casts anchor in Lagos Lagoon

    Here's a look at one of the standout projects from Designs of the Year 2014 - a floating school on a Nigerian lagoon by architecture studio NLÉ (+ slideshow). More about NLE's floating school casts anchor in Lagos Lagoon

    Amy Frearson | 25 March 2014 | 5 comments
  • Church of the Transfiguration by Dos Architects

    Catholic Church of the Transfiguration by DOS Architects

    London studio DOS Architects have won a competition to design a 2000-seat church in Lagos, Nigeria with this design featuring an undulating roof. More about Catholic Church of the Transfiguration by DOS Architects

    Joe Mills | 29 July 2010 | 18 comments

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