Lekki Peninsula is a barrier island in a location where the Atlantic’s waves and currents are particularly strong and consistent…
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Oba Odeogun Ogunbona’s site
Today I continued my work with the traditional families established in the older part of Lekki. One of the chiefs,…
Narrowest point between Ocean and the Lagoon
Observation of the local life and architecture at yesterday’s boat trip’s destination. Being a popular spot for local tourism this…
Boat trip through Lagos, Apapa Port, Snake Island and fishing villages
A variety of water entities under the common name of Lagoon, which I have previously been studying to east of…
Banana Island
Some people say land on Banana Island is the most expensive in Nigeria, others say that in the whole of…
Lekki Free Trade Zone
Lekki free trade zone is intended to become an alternative city centre for Lagos state over the next 20-30 years.…
Pan Atlantic university
Pan Atlantic university is positioned at the far and yet undeveloped side of Lekki Peninsula near Epe. Having been established…
Man behind ‘Castles’ comments on Lekki land values
The person publishing Nigeria’s leading real estate magazine for almost two decades has agreed to give me his perspective on…
Entire Estate under construction & Lekki Water problem
Last Thursday I visited a 56-acre estate named Prаcht Garden (south of the Expressway in Ikota region) with proposed 40…
Meeting with Baale of Ajah and his Council of Princes
Today I met Chief Murisiku Alani Oseni Ojueonpo, the Baale of the town of Ajah where I am thinking to…
Potential site visit: Abraham Adesonya Estate
Because of the potential to base my site in an existing estate I went on s visit to this estate…
Iroto School Building Site & Design Team Meeting
Use of bamboo: Nigeria is blessed with autonomously growing free scaffolding Below: new practice kitchens under construction with the typical block…
Journey to Ogun State Photographed
Below: Commercial activities along Lekki-Epe Express Way Below: Location of a major mixed use node in the proposed masterplan:…
Visit to Iroto hospitality school and Conference Centre in Rural Nigeria
Yesterday I joined the Women’s Board NGO director on a journey to Ogun State to see the combined hospitality education…
Eputu Town Trip Photos
Ajah and Eputu Town: two existing towns in Lekki where I am looking for sites. Site Information here
Ajah Trip Photos
Ajah and Eputu Town: two existing towns in Lekki where I am looking for sites. Site Information here
Lagos New Towns Development Authority
(and Land Registry Department) Almost all current developments of the Lekki corridor are residential Estates. Yesterday I visited Lagos NTDA…
Unilag Tutorial
Today I have had some project tutorials with three academics of Lagos University. Prof Igwe is an architectural historian focusing…
Lagos State Govеrnmеnt: Planning and Land Use Departments
Yesterday I also made some progress with the site background research. Mr Ogunlawe, the head of Lagos planning, introduced me…
New city emerging from the ocean. Eko Atlantic
Today I had a tour of one of the continent’s most ambitious projects, the 25 sq km (Source) extension of…
Lekki Masterplan and situation on the ground
The 2008 Masterplan [ Link ] indicates a number of corridors from the central spine-motorway (Express) to the ocean with mixed use…
Lagos Business School
LBS, part of the Pan Atlantic University, is positioned in Lekki, near to sites I have been considering for the…
Omo Onile and other features of residential Lekki Zones
My previous post describes a stretch between the Lekki motorway and a typical gated estate. Such zones populated by private…
Observing the Gate: time spent with a gated estate’s security team
I am fortunate to stay with a friend in a gated estate with large numbers of security, amidst the surrounding…
Fieldwork so far + upcoming steps
Fieldwork So Far: I have met with some of relevant people researching and participating in the local hospitality industry and…
Interview with Edna Dafe, Director of Women’s Board NGO
Women’s board manages Wavecrest hospitality college, Ijebu Ode Conference training centre and some schools in other disciplines across five states…
Development of Lekki Peninsula
The Wavecrest Institute and some of my other sources have recommended me to look for possible sites on Lekki Peninsula.…
‘Hear Word’ street performance
A TV and radio performer Mrs Ireti Bakare invited me to participate in the shooting of a Steet theatre play…
Ikeja observations and sketching
David-Isaac and Daniel from Covenant University and myself spent a couple of hours observing and recording the environment around Ikeja…
Ikeja site search
Having been videoed by an Uber driver Mr Jagaban of Ikeja (Link) I arrived at Ikeja Along amidst airport, busy motorway and…
Visit to Wavecrest Hospitality college
Today I visit another staff training facility, this time owned by the Women Board NGO. Unlike the Lagoon Institute, Wavecrest offers…
Visit to the Lagoon Hospitality Institute
Having been thouroughly checked by the security at intimidating gates I have been admitted to the women’s territory. A large…
Interview with Chief Alabi
Chief Alabi, the Eko Hotel’s secretary and historian, has served as the president of the National Tourism Association in Nigeria…
Yaba and other Mainland observations
Throughout the day I have been observing, hearing, touching and smelling the vitality of Lagos Mainland streetlife. This included a…
University of Lagos
My friend, a UniLag student took me to the large campus built in Yaba in the 60s-70s. Apart from a…
