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Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 1st prize 2008 Africa Middle East
Amphibious dwellings in informal settlements, Lagos, Nigeria
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Project images
Amphibious dwellings enabling sustainable growth of community like Makoko: an alternative to “slum-clearance programs”.
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Prototypes of amphibious shelter: showing just some of the possible design permutations.
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Context: Makoko.
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Floating platforms 1.
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Floating platforms 2.
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Wall panel systems.
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Butterfly roof prototype.
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Curved roof prototype.
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Shell panel prototype.
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Modular EPS panel prototype.
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Photos of winners and prize hand-over
(l-r): Jury member Holger Wallbaum congratulates Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 2008 1st prize winner Akinlabi A. Afolayan
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Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 1st prize 2008 Africa Middle East: Akinlabi A. Afolayan.
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Further information
Overview including project images, self-appraisal, and jury report
(PDF, 2.2 MB)
Holcim Awards 2008
Africa Middle East
Media release
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Jury members
Award winners
Gold - River remediation and urban development scheme, Fez, Morocco
Silver - Low-cost school and home for HIV orphans, Rakai, Uganda
Bronze - Lighthouse tower with low-carbon footprint, Dubai, UAE
Acknowledgement
prize winners
Low-impact environmentally-responsive house, Cape Town, South Africa
School infrastructure from local resources, Vele and Vryheid, South Africa
Stabilized earth visitors’ center, Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa
TunaHAKI integrated theater and orphanage, Moshi, Tanzania
Xeritown responsive urban planning strategy, Dubai, UAE
"Next Generation"
prize winners
Amphibious dwellings in informal settlements, Lagos, Nigeria
Dune anti-desertification architecture, Sokoto, Nigeria
Waterfront sustainable development concept, Mombasa, Kenya
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