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Rebel architects: building a better world

United Kingdom Architecture News - Aug 10, 2014 - 12:25   3293 views

Rebel architects: building a better world

African Venice: in the waterside slum of Makoko, near Lagos, Nigeria, work begins on Kunlé Adeyemi’s first floating building, a primary school. The design was conceived following discussions with the local community about flooding and the difficulty of building on unstable marshland.Image:Guardian

Working on the fringes of the law, rebel architects are trying to improve people’s lives in tough areas. From floating homes to disaster-proof houses and bamboo domes, Aaron Millar meets the men and women building for their communities...Continue Reading

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