Some 80,000 people reside in Makoko, in a stilt settlement south of Lagos, built over water, served by only one English-speaking primary school on reclaimed land susceptible to flooding. The Floating School is a prototype structure whose main aim is to generate an alternative building system and urban culture for the populations of Africa’s coastal regions.
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Makoko, Floating, School, Lagos, , Nigeria, Lagos, 16_2487_od_a_k_award_2016_lagos_makoko_floating_school_0306_p14.mp4 some 80, 000 people reside in makoko, in a stilt settlement south of lagos, built over water, served by only one english-speaking primary school on reclaimed land susceptible to flooding. the floating school is a prototype structure whose main aim is to generate an alternative building system and urban culture for the populations of africa’s coastal regions.