An ideas competition organized byARUP and Engineers without Borders UK.
London, 2012
The task was to pick a city anywhere in the world that is resilient in an inspirational way and analyze it.
I chose Makoko, a slum in Lagos, Nigeria.
The fast growing metropolis of Lagos represents entreprenuerial opportunities for anyone who grabs them.
Makoko is a slum on sticks in the Lagos Lagoon which has been built on a 'land' that did not exist, with material that has been brought from the jungle to serve the booming building industry in downtown Lagos - timber.
It is a flexible and adaptive parasite living off the material coming into and spilling out of the mega city.
Watch the documentary:Welcome to Lagos on BBC
My entry was shortlisted.
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