Lagos In The Future? What Would City of Lagos Look Like in the Future
Have you ever wonder how biggest hub in Africa, Lagos will look like? Nigerian-born U.S. based architect and artist Lekan Jeyifo, over the years has constructs architectural sculptures, installations and murals that convey social and political and economic issues throughout the globe.
His latest project was Shanty Mega Structures is an artistic rendering of Lagos in the future.” Over the years, he has received a degree from architecture from Cornell University, designs creative architectural visuals.
His latest design project was shown at the 2015 Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism as part of the Maker Maker exhibit.
“These images juxtapose sites of privileged and much coveted real-estate throughout Lagos, Nigeria with colossal vertical settlements representing marginalized and impoverished communities.
It’s a visual conversation on how slums are frequently viewed as unsightly eyesores to be bull-dozed, leaving their inhabitants completely displaced. This is a standard practice that occurs from Chicago to Rio de Janiero, and throughout the world.”
“So in this instance the dispossessed are given prominence and visibility albeit through a somewhat Dystopian vision that speaks to the fact that these communities often suffer from a lack of appropriate sanitation, electricity, medical services, and modern communications.”
Credit: Africa Digital Art