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    19th Century Conflagrations and the Architectural Landscape of Lagos
    (Department of Architecture, 2015-07-01) Akande, A. O.
    The 19th century was a boisterous time for Lagos. Quite momentous were the events that they left a significant change on many aspects of Lagos’ urban character and outlook. This paper looks at city fires and how they shaped the architectural landscape of Lagos. While city fires are in some ways a standard occurrence in many sprawling 19th century metropolises, not many received nearly as many fire as Lagos did. Though some of the fire events were acts of incendiarism, a significant number were accidental but the destruction were equally damning. The horror of these incessant fires prompted consistent reactions and policy promulgation by way of ordinances from the Colonial administration. The articulation of these law produced a sequence that initiated the reshaping of the city’s urban fabric. This paper will show that a significant amount of the architectural change and development in 19th century Lagos directly relate to city fires.
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    Afro-Brazilian Style Of Architecture In Lagos, Nigeria
    (Department of Architecture, 2016-07-01) Harrison, E.; Igwe, J. M.
    This paper examines critical issues surrounding the export of Brazilian style of architecture into Nigeria. It identifies and discusses local architectural trends in Lagos and southwestern Nigeria before the arrival of Afro-Brazilians in Lagos. This is followed by an elaboration of the evolution and development of an Afro-Brazilian Style of architecture in Lagos. Finally, the paper articulates the legacy of Afro-Brazilians in the architectural landscape of Lagos and southwestern Nigeria.
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    Sustainable Infrastructure Upgrade in Slum Settlements of Lagos, Nigeria
    (Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, 2014-06-01) Adebayo, A. K.; Iweka, A. C.
    Global attention was drawn to the severe and pervasive effects of urban slums when the United Nations included it in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) a few years ago. Urban slums are areas or neighbourhoods that suffer infrastructure deprivation. Infrastructure refers to the physical framework of facilities through which goods and services are delivered to neighbourhood dwellers by the government. A fundamental issue in slum upgrading projects is the provision of adequate infrastructure. In a developing nation like Nigeria, there is a need to examine urban slum upgrading in a wider conceptual and technical context that will be more sustainable than what currently exists in large cities like Lagos. Nigerian architects and other professionals in the built-environment have been trying to grasp key concepts required to comprehend the phenomenon of slum upgrading and therefore be able to address it by sustainable design. The wider conceptual and technical perspectives constitute the main problem addressed in this study. The techniques employed include the review of the literature and review of interviews on slums and slum upgrading in some parts the globe. Observation technique and visits to nine large slum settlements in Lagos were also employed to validate the general information obtained from the literature. This paper discusses a wide range of urban slum characteristics and slum upgrading issues that are applicable to the study area. The paper examines specific aspects where the architect can contribute substantially to infrastructural upgrading of the built-form and spaces in Lagos’ slums.
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    Typological Analysis of Housing Development in the Lagos Peri-urban Settlements
    (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, 2017-12-01) Adedire, F. M.; Iweka, A. C.
    The research examined the typological analysis of housing development in the peri-urban settlements of Lagos State, Nigeria. Case study methodology was adopted using random sampling to select housing developments, under different housing initiatives, in purposively selected peri-urban settlements in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Areas of Lagos State. Primary data were sourced from survey questionnaires, direct observations and in-depth interviews administered to household heads in the case study area. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics to generate frequencies, percentages, cross tabulations of the variables. Findings show different housing typologies under three categories; owner occupied, part-rental and full-rental housing. Housing typologies in the study area were influenced by different housing initiatives, and the socio-economic attributes of the residents which revealed a heterogeneous mix of the population in terms of culture, literacy level and household size. It is recommended that the residents' socio-demography should be put into consideration in building typology designs to enhance effective user performance in periurban housing development under different housing development schemes in Lagos State