Lagos’ first boutique hotel designed and owned by a Nigerian law-graduate from London, Mr Таbansi, whom I met the day … More
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Models of waste management processes
Tutorial with Design Group Nigeria
Mr Tunde Sanni, the architect of the local Intercontinental and Four Points hotels shared some specific of hotel construction in … More
Eко hotel power engine
Due to frequent power cuts everyone who can afford an electric generator, has one. Here are some figures and images … More
Maison Fahrenheit
In the afternoon I met the owner and designer of the first ’boutique’ hotel in Lagos, Maison Fahrenheit. We talked … More
Interview with Head of Security, Eko Hotel
Having checked my ID the head of security told me about the profiling process happening at the gates, stopping people … More
Interview with Head of HR, Eko Hotel
Mr Jide with s dissertation in Cold War politics kindly provided the specifics of staff employment and training and the … More
Interview with Trevоr Ward, W Hospitality group
First meeting today was with Trevor Ward who has been conducting research and advice in West African hospitality for the … More
Екo Hotels Tоur
Having eaten some Yam porridge at Sweet Sensation, a popular Nigerian fast-food, I came to visit the Eko Hotel, an … More
Banana Island
Banana island is one of the country’s most heavily protected places, populated by the richest people in Nigeria. In order … More
Building site visit
Today i was on a tour of Victoria Island and also visited a building site for a friend’s neighbor’s concrete … More
Day 1: summary
Having arrived at 5 in the morning I had a brief exploration of the Ikeja Protrea Marriott Hotel, participated in … More
Money Exchange
One of the first day’s tasks was to exchange 700 USD into Naira at the most profitable rate. This involved … More
Arrival in Lagos
Lagos airport (5:30 am) was a long, partially lit series of narrow spaces (including luggage collection and passport control) with … More
Presentation at African Studies Graduate Research Day
On 5th of May I presented my project to a series of interdisciplinary students and academics, some of them interested … More
WASTE.WSM
This was a theoretical design project undertaken during my final year of BSc in Architecture at the University of Bath … More
Street design in Long Ashton
During 2013 I spent three months assisting the late Ben Hamilton-Baillie, UK’s leading expert on shared spaces through a combination … More
Robots and coding in architecture
As part of my exchange at the Tecnical University in Munich in 2013-2014, I undertook two courses with Dr. Christos … More
Construction site, private house
After my first year of studying Architecture I spent the summer helping at a construction site near my family’s summer … More