A continuation of coverage on the Lagos shanty town of Makoko, the slum on stilts on the Lagos Lagoon:
This amphibious clinic/community center (prototype), erected by Hope Floats Initiative HFI, is an excellent example of bottoms-up approach to sustainable development, and extent of possibilities attainable with the right resources.
Makoko amphibious clinic. Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: Hope Floats Initiative.
Hope Floats Initiative is the creation of Akin Afolayan, a Nigerian living in Atlanta, and a group of young Atlanta architects. The prototype was developed in partnership with Architecture for Humanity, Atlanta and the Yaba Local Government Development Authority, Lagos, Nigeria.
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http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/hfi
Thanks for sharing! Imagine if this kind of effort is upped to a scale of 10?
December 8, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Thank you for covering our project. Hope Floats Initiative is working on ensuring continuity of the Makoko project as well as a roll-out of a nationwide Free Mobile Surgery Program. We meet a fair share of obstacles but we’ll keep on progressing.
May 20, 2010 at 11:06 am