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Rebel architects: building a better world
United Kingdom Architecture News - Aug 10, 2014 - 12:25 3293 views
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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