Zaria Court is a bold adaptive reuse project in Kigali’s emerging Sports City district and ecosystem. The project transforms a historically significant modernist building into a vibrant new hub for sports and entertainment infrastructure, hospitality, community, and culture. NLÉ’s masterplan design is conceived around a central court – a public space for sports, community… Continue reading Zaria Court Development
Located at the very center of Zaria Court, the Sports Bar forms a social and spatial nucleus within this new urban landscape in Kigali. Opened in June 2025 as part of the wider Zaria Court development—a place where community, sport, culture, and hospitality converge—the bar is where spectatorship meets gathering, and leisure becomes public ritual.… Continue reading Zaria Sports Bar
Designed by NLÉ as a signature chair for Zaria Court in Kigali, the Zaria Chair is both furniture and statement—an expression of form, culture, and simplicity. It sits not only in space, but in tradition. The chair draws inspiration from the time-honoured African birthing chair—two interlocking planks forming a grounded, elemental geometry, as well as… Continue reading Zaria Chair
Set between Kigali’s new 50,000-seat Amahoro Stadium and the vibrant activity of Zaria Court, the retail quarter occupies a threshold—bridging city-scale spectacle with the daily rhythms of community life. It opened in June 2025 as part of the larger Zaria Court development, where sport, culture, hospitality, and public space are folded into a new urban… Continue reading Zaria Court Retail
Set within the larger Zaria Court development, Zaria Court Hotel opened in June 2025 as the project’s largest and most immersive structure. With 80 rooms and suites, it reimagines hospitality at the intersection of community, culture, sport, and the city. The hotel stands as a layered composition—at once a retreat and a connector. Framed by… Continue reading Zaria Court Hotel
The proposed design for Sønderborg Airport terminal, envisioned by NLÉ, celebrates regional identity and environmental consciousness through a striking, timber-framed roof canopy that becomes the iconic feature of the building. Emphasizing sustainability, the use of timber as the primary structural material not only minimizes the carbon footprint but also harmonizes with the surrounding landscape, bringing… Continue reading Sønderborg Airport
The impact of rapid urbanization and economic growth of cities in Africa is now common knowledge, yet it can not be over emphasised. At the same time the impact of climate change is now day to day reality. Particularly in coastal African cities that now experience significant increases in sea level rise, rainfall and flooding.… Continue reading African Water Cities Project
NLÉ is looking for talented interns to join our team in Amsterdam. You are a student Bachelors or Masters degree at a university or school in architecture or related field Available 5 days/week for a minimum of 6 months EU work permit is preferred Please send your application with portfolio to jobs@nleworks.com
MFS IIR – Water Cities Rotterdam (Waterstad Rotterdam) is an installation of floating pavilions in the ponds of the Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, The Netherlands – based on NLÉ / Water Cities floating building system called MFS. Makoko Floating System (MFS™) is a simple way to build on water by hand. It is a prefabricated, timber… Continue reading MFS IIR – Water Cities Rotterdam
We are all under one roof – our proposal for the new International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Headquarters stems from a vision of creating a humane, enabling environment for all humanity under one roof – our planet Earth. And our hope is that the role of IOM as a leading organisation in this process is… Continue reading International Organization for Migration HQ
Black Rhino Academy is a primary and secondary international boarding school conceived as an immersive environment for learning from nature. Situated on a very hilly site just outside Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, the school is surrounded by rich natural vegetation and abundant wildlife. The campus masterplan is inspired by… Continue reading Black Rhino Academy – School Hall
African Water Cities is a vivid collection of essays, research, photographs and visions of African cities and communities by waterfronts evolving through two of the most significant trends of our time: rapid urbanization and a changing climate. Coastal and waterfront cities in particular experience loss and damage due to significant increases in sea level,… Continue reading African Water Cities Book
NLÉ Works and North East Productions collaborated on a documentary research titled “Learning from Lamu: Water, Urban Transformation and African Heritage” headed by award-winning Nigerian Architect and Urban Researcher Kunlé Adeyemi (Lagos/Amsterdam) and North East Productions founder Azza Satti. As part of the research project, the documentary focuses on on the effects of the Lamu… Continue reading Learning from Lamu
MacArthur Floating School is the third generation and 5th iteration of NLÉ’s Makoko Floating School and Makoko Floating System (MFS™) – a prefabricated, ready-to-assemble, floating building product. Following its deployment in four countries in three continents, MacArthur Floating School is the first time reuse and reassembly of an existing structure previously installed in the city… Continue reading MAD Workshop MacArthur Floating School
NLÉ was thrilled to be part of the First UN-Habitat Assembly, addressing the crucial theme of “Innovation for better quality of life in cities and communities”, and to showcase a model of the Makoko Floating System (MFS™), African Water Cities project – displayed in the United Nations Office pond in Nairobi, Kenya. MFS by NLÉ… Continue reading 1st UN-Habitat Assembly
In the wake of a rising global interest for resilient cities and water management issues related to human habitat, and building on “Jean Prouvé, the better days” exhibition, atelier LUMA initiates a masterclass on floodproof and demountable architecture and self construction. The masterclass will investigate this global concern on a local level in a 6-day… Continue reading Atelier LUMA Masterclass
The resources of Durban seem to be –at first glance –mostly natural. And as it is the case for developing countries, the order of business is to have natural raw material exported, and processed product imported. But Durban seems to be trying to break this tendency by paying attention to the oportunity to develop industry… Continue reading Building Industries in African Water Cities
Manicaland Healthcare Facilities are a series of prototype buildings of mothers wards, labour rooms, offices, and staff quarters for five maternity clinics in Zimbabwe. The project is part of the Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP). The declining health infrastructure of Chimanimani has had a tremendous negative impact on the community it intends to serve. It… Continue reading Manicaland Healthcare Facilities
The Future of Living is in the Past. The rich history and environment of Al Ula suggests and contains insights into sustainable approaches to its future. Located at the threshold of city and nature, our proposal for a residence in Al Ula is a bridge to the oasis – from the dense public… Continue reading Al-Ula Residence
Itana is a 72,000 sqm mixed-use district in Alaro City in Lagos, Nigeria. Centered around a waterbody of natural ponds and lakes with recreational facilities, the car-free development is comprised of offices, tech-hubs, residential areas and commercial functions.
Earth Building Systems is designed as a series of made-on-site laterite building blocks that integrate building services and pipes. The earth system, in development since 2021, went through extensive prototyping and currently is being used in a first building project.
Manicaland Education Facilities are a series of prototype buildings of classrooms, ICT & Lab buildings, Early Childhood Development centers, staff offices, W.C. buildings and staff quarters for seven school campuses in Zimbabwe. The project is part of the Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP). The Kushinga Primary School campus is one of twelve campuses, and has… Continue reading Manicaland Education Facilities
In 2021, NLÉ collaborated with the Giants of Africa team in designing the furniture & fencing infrastructure for courts across Africa. On Giants of Africa: ‘We believe that basketball is so much more than just a game. It fosters resilience, focus and accountability – life lessons that extend far beyond the court. Since our first… Continue reading Giants of Africa Courts
Floating Music Hub, Mindelo (MFS™IV) / Mansa Floating Hub, is a cultural and creative platform located in the beautiful bay of Mindelo, in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde, West Africa. The platform is based on NLÉ’s innovative floating building solution called Makoko Floating System (MFS™)–a simple way to build on water-using lightweight, prefabricated,… Continue reading MFS™ IV – Floating Music Hub / Mansa Floating Hub
Makoko Floating System – MFS™ – is a simple way to build on water by hand. It is a prefabricated, modular, floating A-frame, sustainable timber structure that can be locally produced, assembled and disassembled, quickly and manually for developments on water, in advanced or developing regions around the world. Since 2011 NLÉ has been researching… Continue reading Makoko Floating System – MFS™
Call for Essays Kunlé Adeyemi (NLÉ Principle, Lecturer) Editors: Suzanne Lettieri (Jefferson Lettieri Office co-principle, Cornell University) Berend Strijland ( (NLÉ Partner, Architect) African Water Cities is the first book of its kind presenting research and documentation on how African cities and communities situated by water bodies such as coasts, rivers, lagoons, lakes and floodplains… Continue reading AFRICAN WATER CITIES | PUBLICATION | 2023
Platform is a dynamic structure that can be transformed from a closed blackout box into an open event space through simple reconfiguration of its moveable walls, entirely by hand. Platform offers a wide degree of flexibility for a variety of formats of events – accommodating a small, intimate group of people with a single performer… Continue reading Platform – Roskilde Festival
The Mansa Floating Hub launched on August 14th 2021, by Africa Development Solutions (ADS), through its creative platform Social Nation. The inauguration has been an iconic few days climaxing with the Baía das Gatas Music Festival, Cape Verde’s biggest and oldest music and cultural festival. The Hub comprising of three floating vessels – a multipurpose… Continue reading Mansa Floating Hub Opening Event
Cosmopolis #1.5: Enlarged Intelligence, opening November 2 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province in south-west China, presents artworks and programs by almost 60 artists and groups, exploring ecology, technology and the commons, and envisioning how we today may draw on intelligent technologies, as well as on ecological intelligence, to advance social values—rather than leaving capital to largely define the… Continue reading Cosmopolis #1.5
The Nieuwe Meer is envisioned as a new centre for healthy, diverse and ecological city development in Amsterdam. In the next 30 years, Amsterdam is predicted to shift its development focus to the South Side, towards the economic belt spanning between Schiphol and the Bijlmer. The Nieuwe Meer sits strategically within this belt and also… Continue reading DE NIEUWE MEERSTAD
Black Rhino Academy is a primary and secondary international boarding school conceived as an immersive environment for learning from nature. Situated on a very hilly site just outside Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, the school is surrounded by rich natural vegetation and abundant wildlife. The campus masterplan is inspired by… Continue reading Black Rhino Academy – Sports Centre
Fashion Cities Africa unfolds the dazzling diversity of the fashion scene in four major African cities: Casablanca (Morocco), Johannesburg (South Africa), Nairobi (Kenya) and Lagos (Nigeria). The concept aims to create an immersive backdrop composed of city- and fashion fabrics made with perforated timber panels and city blocks. A critical, contemporary and dynamic fusion of… Continue reading Fashion Cities Africa II
Situated on Miami Beach, the House of Worship is a syncretic place of worship for diverse cultures, spirituality and histories, to heighten consciousness and coexistence between humanity and our changing environment. The House of Worship is a concept proposal for a temporary pavilion for Art Basel 2019.
The Nieuwe Meer is envisioned as a new centre for healthy, diverse and ecological city development in Amsterdam. In the next 30 years, Amsterdam is predicted to shift its development focus to the South Side, towards the economic belt spanning between Schiphol and the Bijlmer. The Nieuwe Meer sits strategically within this belt and also… Continue reading De Nieuwe Meerstad
Black Rhino Academy is a primary and secondary international boarding school conceived as an immersive environment for learning from nature. Situated on a very hilly site just outside Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, the school is surrounded by rich natural vegetation and abundant wildlife. The campus masterplan is inspired by… Continue reading Black Rhino Academy – Classrooms
Black Rhino Academy is a primary and secondary international boarding school conceived as an immersive environment for learning from nature. Situated on a very hilly site just outside Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, the school is surrounded by rich natural vegetation and abundant wildlife. The campus masterplan is inspired by… Continue reading Black Rhino Academy – Dormitories
Can architecture be more human – move, dance, adapt? Can it construct different situations in a complex environment? This curiosity led us to reconfigure a steel shed into a comfortable interface to interact with people physically; inside and outside, in light and darkness, individually and collectively. We made it moveable and transformable by people, using… Continue reading A Prelude to The Shed
MFS IIIx3 is the fourth prototype and third iteration of the Makoko Floating School — a prefabricated self-build system for water to address the challenges and opportunities of urbanisation and climate change. MFS IIIx3 is part of Cosmopolis #1.5: ‘Enlarged Intelligence’ exhibition in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou and Mao Jihong Arts Foundation running from November 3,… Continue reading MFS IIIx3 – Minjiang Floating System
IPADÉ is a gathering for cultural innovation and sustainability with focus on Africa and the diaspora. In advance of the 2019 opening of The Shed, New York’s first multi-arts center for artistic invention, NLÉ hosted IPADÉ – a one day social gathering at the NLÉ designed temporary performance space, A Prelude to The Shed. IPADÉ… Continue reading IPADÉ
MFS III – ‘Minne Floating School’ is NLÉ’s third prototype and second iteration of the Makoko Floating School in Lagos, Nigeria – an innovative structure developed to address the challenges and opportunities of urbanisation and climate change, particularly in coastal African cities. Following Makoko Floating School (MFS I) built in 2013 and MFS II in… Continue reading MFS III – Minne Floating School
Black Rhino Furniture is designed by NLÉ as part of the Black Rhino Academy Campus project. The project establishes a full line of furniture: chair and table for students, bunk beds, shelves and cabinets, teachers desks and dormitory living room furniture. The furniture is fabricated on site in Karatu, Tanzania where the campus is currently… Continue reading Black Rhino School Furniture
20 Bishop Residences is a highly visible development located at the corner of Bishop and Ralph Bunche road. The buildings is a bold yet simple design that uses local materials, preserves existing landscape and incorporates sustainable features. The contemporary design has abundant services and community facilities such as a rooftop restaurant, garden, pool, co-work spaces… Continue reading Nairobi Apartment Hotel
Fashion Cities Africa unfolds the dazzling diversity of the fashion scene in four major African cities: Casablanca (Morocco), Johannesburg (South Africa), Nairobi (Kenya) and Lagos (Nigeria). The concept inverts the traditional relationship of observer and the observed in a typical exhibition. The main visitor circulation on the raised catwalk gives visitors a unique perspective, while… Continue reading Fashion Cities Africa
Avalon House is a proposed commercial store in Lagos, Nigeria.
| KARATU, TANZANIA | 2014 | KARATU, TANZANIA | 2014 | KARATU, TANZANIA | 2014
Black Rhino Academy is a primary and secondary international boarding school conceived as an immersive environment for learning from nature. Situated on a very hilly site just outside Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, the school is surrounded by rich natural vegetation and abundant wildlife. The campus masterplan is inspired by… Continue reading BLACK RHINO ACADEMY MASTERPLAN
Located on the ocean waterfront in Lagos, Nigeria, the Contemporary Arts Gallery is designed to host a range of public events, exhibitions, performances and art shows in a safe and intimate environment. The building comprises of a multi-functional event space, a gallery with a courtyard, a lush garden and great view of the Atlantic ocean.… Continue reading Contemporary Arts Gallery
BUILDING INDUSTRIES IN AFRICAN WATER CITES This studio explores the city of Durban to examine the challenges and opportunities presented by the impacts of urbanization in the social, physical, and environmental context of the African continent. The aim is to build industries–to produce a series of new architectural, infrastructural, and urban solutions learning from the… Continue reading Harvard GSD Studio – Spring 2017
WATERFRONT Atlas is a collaborative knowledge platform that brings the local intelligence of aquatic communities like Makoko, Lagos to the world at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia curated by Alejandro Aravena. It aims to identify, gather and cultivate the intelligence of communities and cities by water with a motivation to… Continue reading Waterfront Atlas Exhibition
Mabushi is a district in Abuja, Nigerian that has developed rapidly into a middle to high income residential area. Our medium density housing prototype is a series of single family terrace housing that maximises the land without compromising the quality of the outdoor areas for family living. The terrace houses are efficient in plan and… Continue reading MABUSHI MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
The Museum of Aids in Africa is a contribution to the social, historic and emotional impact of HIV/AIDS pandemic to transform grief into resilience and innovation – through memory, work, knowledge-sharing and skills development – supported by the power of technology and the inspiration of design. Rather than create a single museum, the Museum of… Continue reading MoAA
MFS II is an improved iteration of the Makoko Floating School structure, adapted for easy prefabrication, rapid assembly and a wide range of uses. Just as the first prototype sourced local intelligence from the Makoko waterfront community, MFS II has been designed to suit local conditions and a wider waterfront population. MFS II was assembled… Continue reading MFS II
The Architecture / Landscape / Interiors Department at Otis College of Art and Design is pleased to announce the selection of architect, designer, and urban researcher, Kunlé Adeyemi as the 2018-2019 Donghia Designer-in-Residence. Adeyemi will present a public lecture on March 13, 2019, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and direct a one-week Master Class at Otis College of Art… Continue reading Otis College of Art and Design
With a play on architecture, our design aims to fulfil the simple primary purpose of a Summer House: a space for shelter and relaxation. The design is based on projecting an inverse replica of the historic Queen Caroline’s Temple – a tribute to its robust form, space and material, recomposed into a new architectural language.… Continue reading Serpentine Summer House
The Green Line Arts Center is a democratic space for creativity and inclusiveness. A place for and with the neighborhood, the park, the campus, the south side, the city, the world… The new contemporary arts center will be flexible, open and invite local and international artists and creative entrepreneurs to form their identity within the… Continue reading Green Line Arts Center
ARTIST FAHEEM MAJEED / A collaboration of SAIC and the Shapiro Center, the Chicago Architecture Biennial, and Kunlé Adeyemi. Fresh from his solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, artist and sculptor Faheem Majeed uses his work to “question how space becomes place, and, further, how places can foster a sense of home… Continue reading PUBLIC MARKING EVENT AT ‘ROCK & THE BEAN’ WITH ARTIST FAHEEM MAJEED
CHICAGO, October 1, 2015 – The Chicago Architecture Biennial will officially open to the public this weekend on Saturday, October 3, 2015. The largest international survey of contemporary architecture in North America will run until January 3, 2016. The Chicago Architecture Biennial was envisioned by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and is an outgrowth of the comprehensive… Continue reading Chicago Architecture Biennial
Surging youth populations can fuel tremendous agricultural growth that will impact the global economy, but, if underemployed, they present a risk. By 2050, Africa’s population will double, with 1 billion projected to be under 18 years old, and many others regions are experiencing similar trends. How can we harness the potential of this promising demographic… Continue reading Global Food Security Symposium 2016
Florence is getting ready to host the second edition of Unity in Diversity, the mayors’ summit which gathered mayors from all over the world for the first time in November 2015. Starting from what has now become a platform subscribed by the mayors of over 60 countries, we decided to focus on Cities’ Resilience for… Continue reading Unity in Diversity Conference
‘ROCK & The Bean’ is work in progress – a moment in the state of the art of architecture – in the green heart of Chicago’s famous Millennium Park. The exhibition consists of salvaged historic raw limestone rocks that once protected the city’s shoreline, stacked in a ‘depository’ in the south side, now midway on… Continue reading ROCK & The Bean
One collaboration with the Chicago Park District and the City of Chicago pairs three world-renowned architects with students from local architecture programs at SAIC, the Illinois Institute of Technology, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. The architects and students are designing three distinct vendor kiosks that will permanently stand on the Lake Michigan shoreline.… Continue reading NLÉ | SAIC Summer Workshop
ArchiAfrika Foundation is hosting a conference entitled Accra Revisited: an urban conference on Accra, in Accra, with friends of Accra. The conference will take place from February 25-27, 2015 at the Children’s Library in central Accra and is open to the public. Key participants of the conference include the Deputy Minister of Finance Honorable Mona… Continue reading ACCRA REVISITED 2015
ROCK, our Chicago Lakefront Kiosk in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a pop-up pavilion – a public sculpture – composed from the raw and historic limestone blocks that once protected the city’s shoreline. Its bold yet sensuous and delicate balance transforms Chicago’s lakefront into a magnet for social and… Continue reading ROCK – Chicago Lakefront Kiosk
In Bonny Kingdom there’s a plan, a plan to make this one of the most important investment destinations in West Africa. The plan is called ‘Green Heart City’. And it will mean Bonny Kingdom will be home to much more than oil and gas. There’ll be a diversified economy low unemployment rate, strong infrastructure and… Continue reading Bonny Kingdom Masterplan
This summer’s major exhibition at Louisiana focuses on architecture, art and culture on the African continent. By pinpointing a number of judiciously selected examples from a cultural here and now, the exhibition sheds light on the diversity and complexity of the part of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Through a number of projects spread… Continue reading Africa Exhibition
From March 2015, a major exhibition by the Vitra Design Museum sheds new light on contemporary African design. Showcasing the work of over 120 artists and designers, »Making Africa – A Continent of Contemporary Design« illustrates how design accompanies and fuels economic and political changes on the continent. Africa is presented as a hub of… Continue reading Vitra: Making Africa
For over 25 years the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida has organized annual lectures or a conference in honor of the late distinguished Africanist scholar, Gwendolen M. Carter. Gwendolen Carter devoted her career to scholarship and advocacy concerning the politics of inequality and injustice, especially in southern Africa. She also worked… Continue reading Carter Conference 2015
The Z-Axis is an annual conference that aims to instigate a relevant discussion on issues that relate to architecture and urbanization in the context of India. Curated by the Charles Correa Foundation (CCF), The Z-Axis is a multi-platform event that intends to connect the fraternity of thinker-doers in the domains of architecture, urban design, planning,… Continue reading Z-AXIS CONFERENCE 2015
The NZIA’s 2015 Conference will be held at the Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland, from 10-13 February. The programme includes a strong line-up of presenters from Europe, Asia, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand. Events include public lectures, social events, architecture tours, a Pecha Kucha and an industry exhibition. Early-bird registration has closed. For registered architects,… Continue reading IN:SITU CONFERENCE 2015
XYLO – Lifestyle Office Building is a renovation of a derelict building on one of the most prime commercial streets in Lagos – Adeola Odeku. The renovation includes the conversion of the previously multi- retail stores into large office spaces. The renovation includes the re-design of the exterior (facade) into a contemporary form with a… Continue reading XYLO – Lifestyle Office Building
| ITHACA, USA | 2014 | ITHACA, USA | 2014 | ITHACA, USA | 2014
According to U.N. estimates, the population of Africa will double by 2050, growing at a rate that will quickly surpass the population of China and rival Asia as the world’s most populous continent by 2100. With this explosive growth, African communities and cities are expanding rapidly and aggressively into unchartered territories. Africa’s population surge coupled… Continue reading CORNELL UNIVERSITY STUDIO
Credit Direct Limited (CDL) is one of the fastest growing micro-lending finance companies in Nigeria, providing unsecured (payroll lending) microcredit facilities to low to medium income earners. Situated in Ikeja district of Lagos in Nigeria, the new headquarters for CDL consolidates its various facilities into a single building that redefines the conventional notion of a… Continue reading CDL Microfinance HQ
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and most populous country, is inhabited by over 170 million people. Lagos, its commercial capital, is home to about 20 million people, many of whom live in unplanned settlements with little formal infrastructure. Lagos is a paradigmatic mix of traditions, a place where history, culture, and popular wisdom interweave local knowledge… Continue reading MoMA: Uneven Growth
| BONNY ISLAND, NIGERIA | 2014 | BONNY ISLAND, NIGERIA | 2014 | BONNY ISLAND, NIGERIA | 2014
In Bonny Kingdom there’s a plan, a plan to make this one of the most important investment destinations in West Africa. The plan is called ‘Green Heart City’. And it will mean Bonny Kingdom will be home to much more than oil and gas. There’ll be a diversified economy low unemployment rate, strong infrastructure and… Continue reading BONNY KINGDOM MASTERPLAN
Sustainable development is defined as: “development in which resource use aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come.” As the world is moving closer to an all-encompassing pursuit of sustainability, the construction industry is not being… Continue reading Green Building Council Namibia Convention 2014
TEDxEuston is an event that aims to reflect the ideas and inspired thinking of a new generation of African leaders, presenting to an audience committed to engaging and re-engaging in an active and meaningful manner with the continent. TEDxEuston is a TED-like event locally organised by a team of African professionals in the spirit of… Continue reading TEDxEuston SALON 2014
Chicoco Radio is a floating media platform being built with and for the residents of Port Harcourt’s waterfront community in Nigeria. 480,000 people live in waterfront settlements along the creeks that fringe the city. The state government plans to demolish the settlements. Chicoco Radio is the community’s voice and platform. The structure is conceived as… Continue reading Chicoco Radio
The Bloomsbury Waterfront is a unique office development situated in the distinguished Walter Carrington Crescent of Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. The project is a premium office space that maximises the great views across the city’s waterfront. It meets contemporary environmental efficiency standards incorporating renewable energy and sustainable building systems, with state of the art access… Continue reading Bloomsbury Waterfront Development
“Amsterdam’s first Week van de Stad (Week of the City) took place November 6-10. The Week had a full programme of activities that celebrate the city, but also have it take a closer look at itself. The theme of the first Week van de Stad was ‘Water and the city, Amsterdam as water city’. Amsterdam… Continue reading AMSTERDAM WEEK VAN DE STAD 2013
“Now in its seventh year, Designs of the Year gathers together a year of cutting-edge innovation and original talent; showcasing the very best in global Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphic, Product and Transport design. Featuring Kate Moss’s favourite app, a floating school in a Nigerian lagoon, friendly lamp posts, a mobile phone you can build… Continue reading Designs of the Year 2014
“Design Indaba Expo heralds the South African creative industry, presenting visitors with the best in homegrown design. The Expo is also a dynamic platform for designers and creative businesses to showcase their wares and market themselves to the general public and industry buyers. Since 2004 Design Indaba Expo has been held annually at the Cape… Continue reading Design Indaba Expo
2/13 LECTURE SERIES: WHAT I DID NEXT—PRINCETON’S ALTERNATIVE ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICES “During the academic year 2012/13 Princeton SoA staged a series of public conversations around alternative practices in architecture through the work of 85 distinguished alumni from the last 25 years. At a moment when the profession is going through some important questions on a global… Continue reading PRINCETON LECTURE SERIES ‘WHAT I DID NEXT’
| Kigali, Rwanda | August 2013 | Kigali, Rwanda | August 2013 | Kigali, Rwanda | August 2013
“Rwanda hosting the 2nd International Tripartite Conference (ACP /EC/UN-HABITAT) on Sustainable Urbanisation for Poverty Eradication. The high level conference was held under the theme “Sustainable Urbanisation as Response to Poverty Eradication in ACP countries – Slum Upgrading and Community Empowerment”. The conference brought together 300 participants from 60 countries, while three quarters of the participants… Continue reading UN-HABITAT CONFERENCE, KIGALI 2013
Despite record economic growth in the last decade, which offers a glimpse of an emerging middle class and sustainable economic development, Africa is facing a considerable infrastructure deficit. A deficit that is hindering its competitiveness in the world market. For the first time in Sub-Saharan Africa, the BUILD AFRICA forum, to be held in Brazzaville,… Continue reading BUILD AFRICA FORUM, CONGO BRAZAVILLE 2014
| OSLO, NORWAY | 2014 | OSLO, NORWAY | 2014 | OSLO, NORWAY | 2014
Our proposals for the July 22 Memorial sites are sensitive and responsive interventions within natural and man made environments. They create a multi-dimensional, transformative and twinned experience that embodies the diverse values for the memorial; solidarity, sorrow, love and victory. In doing so, it answers the diverse yet cohesive values and expectations of the Norwegian… Continue reading 22 JULY NATIONAL MEMORIALS
| PORT HARTCOURT, NIGERIA | 2014 | PORT HARTCOURT, NIGERIA | 2014 | PORT HARTCOURT, NIGERIA | 2014
Chicoco Radio is a floating media platform being built with and for the residents of Port Harcourt’s waterfront community in Nigeria. 480,000 people live in waterfront settlements along the creeks that fringe the city. The state government plans to demolish the settlements. Chicoco Radio is the community’s voice and platform. The structure is conceived as… Continue reading CHICOCO RADIO
| LAGOS, NIGERIA | 2013 | LAGOS, NIGERIA | 2013 | LAGOS, NIGERIA | 2013
The Bloomsbury Waterfront is a unique office development situated in the distinguished Walter Carrington Crescent of Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. The project is a premium office space that maximises the great views across the city’s waterfront. It meets contemporary environmental efficiency standards incorporating renewable energy and sustainable building systems, with state of the art access… Continue reading BLOOMSBURY WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
The WTN is a curated membership community comprised of the world’s most innovative individuals and organizations in science, technology, and related fields. The WTN and its members – those creating the 21st century – are focused on exploring what is imminent, possible, and important in and around emerging technologies. The WTN brings key players together… Continue reading WORLD TECHNOLOGY NETWORK SUMMIT 2013
On October 15th 2013, X Bienal de Arquitetura de São Paulo opened at SESC Pompéia featuring NLÉ’s African Water Cities Project.
Forget what you think you know about Africa, the world’s second-largest continent is journeying to new frontiers. Come face to face with this inspiring vision as you adventure with la Rinascente into an Afrofuturist design culture.
Makoko Floating School is a prototype floating structure, built for the historic water community of Makoko, located on the lagoon heart of Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos. As a pilot project, it has taken an innovative approach to address the community’s social and physical needs in view of the impact of climate change and a rapidly… Continue reading Makoko Floating School
Given the diverse nature of cities in the African continent, the reading of urbanity in Africa is particularly complex. Although urban formation and development is extremely varied and differentiated from city to city, common challenges which include the provision of services, land ownership, and citizenship feature heavily in today’s African urban landscapes. The architectural fabric… Continue reading HARVARD AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2013
Nearing the completion of Makoko Floating School, NLÉ and Makoko community marked this moment with a public preview and cultural celebration on March 2nd, 2013. The event was attended by Mrs. Ade Mamonyane Lekoetje, the Country Director of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), as well as representatives of Lagos State Government, UNHabitat, SCCU, LMDGP,… Continue reading Makoko Floating School: Completion Preview
| LAGOS, NIGERIA | 2011 | LAGOS, NIGERIA | 2011 | LAGOS, NIGERIA | 2011
In August 2011, NLÉ was invited to design the space and runway for the Clan Rampage Fashion Show by the renowned African Fashion Designer Deola Sagoe and talented daughters Teni, Aba and Tiwa. The event brought contemporary fashion and architecture together. The space was conceived by NLÉ as a fashion high street through city blocks,… Continue reading FOLD STOOL
With Qatar’s vision to stage the world cup in 2022, and its commitment to creating a world class venue – a new city – for this historic but momentary event, our ambition goes further to ensure that this new city remains a valuable cultural legacy for Qatar – far beyond 2022.
| LAGOS, NIGERIA | 2008 | LAGOS, NIGERIA | 2008 | LAGOS, NIGERIA | 2008
There are great opportunities in the heart of Lagos… With these opportunities come an intense congestion; causing pressures that threaten to paralyze the city’s circulation, its growth and its people. To reduce this pressure, we propose an operation – the 4th Mainland Bridge. The operation will be the insertion of a bypass; a bridge within… Continue reading 4th MAINLAND BRIDGE & MASTERPLAN