KUNLE ADEYEMI’S MAKOKO
FLOATING SCHOOL NOMINATED FOR AGA KHAN ARCHITECTURE AWARD
Makoko Floating school architect: NLE
19 projects have been selected from a
pool of some 350 applicants for the 2016 Aga Khan Architecture Awards which is
given every three years for projects that set new standards of excellence in
architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape
architecture. The award prize is $1 million. The shortlist includes projects by
BIG, Zaha Hadid and Kunle Adeyemi’s NLE.
The nominees are varied, in both
geographical location and typology. From urban planning in Copenhagen and
infrastructure in Baku, to a floating school in Lagos and a contemporary tower
in Qatar.
This award is known for its wide
range, examining from humble community projects made with modest budgets, to
state-of-the-art high rises. The common thread is that they all need to ‘not
only exhibit architectural excellence but also improve the overall quality of
life’ for their communities,
Kunle Adeyemi’s Makoko Floating School is a prototype structure whose main aim is to generate an alternative building system and urban culture for the populations of Africa’s coastal regions. The prototype’s versatile structure is a safe and economical floating triangular frame that allows flexibility for customization and completion based on specific needs and capacities.
source:architectonicsandstyle.com
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