Interview
Kunlé Adeyemi On Rising Sea Levels
Makoko is one of the world’s largest slums. It consists primarily of pile dwellings and is situated in Lagos Lagoon, where it is home to more than 85 000 people. Architect Kunlé Adeyemi comes from Lagos himself; he is introducing a concept for how the lives of the people on the water might be improved. As soon as next year, the first of his floating houses will be built there. Adeyemi speaks about his vision of the aquatic city that could become a model for other cities around the world.
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Kunlé Adeyemi is a Nigerian architect who studied at the University of Lagos and the Princeton University School of Architecture in New Jersey. For ten years, he worked for OMA in Amsterdam, where he founded 2010 NLÉ, an office for architecture, design and urbanism. He lectures and teaches at many universities internationally.
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