Enjoyed this. . a lot was addressed but I wished there was more emphasis on the failure of the government than the responsibilities of private developers.
the motive for a developer is obviously maximum profit and not communitiy or cultural building altruism. the onus is on the Government to have a plan for an area, with clear aims, identifying local needs and a robust approach to enforcing accountability.
London is no Barcelona, and it has many detractors, but you can still see a reasonable semblance of order amidst the chaos of developments that have sprung up over the past decade or two. . . .developers can't suddenly develop without accounting for impact on the environment, transport facilities or historical heritage. Left to their own devices, developers in London would shunt a 100 storey block in the middle of historic Greenwich, but there is obvioulsy a structure in place that dissuades such behaviour. . . one can only hope that the Government in Lagos widens its focus from drainages to the built environment.
Hey Ola thank you for reading and engaging! You’re absolutely right. I’ve reduced my talking about lagos state government because it’s visible to the blind and deaf that the government and political party of the day have no real plans for the state and are there to coast and kick the bucket down the road. I mentioned that I have a podcast where we actually break down all the problems that exist and how government and private sector can step in with the first step being around revising our land laws and second being our general lack of organised data in understand the population and spread of lagos to enable government make data driven decisions. It’s linked in the post do listen and let me know your thoughts🙏🏾🙏🏾
first off, are you the one who did the yahoonization of lagos rant on tiktok? can’t remember who the lady was, but your sub header and writing seem very similar to the aforementioned rant.
i have quite a lot to say in respect to this topic, but you’ve echoed my thoughts on this quite brilliantly, so enough said, and thank you.
my only reservation is that perhaps this isn’t simply a lagos problem; it is a nigerian problem, because many of the points raised permeate other nigerian cities. in fact, one of the most recent issue of the republic argues that it’s an african problem. the argument is quite dissimilar, but i think there’s a connecting thread to both positions.
if you don’t mind and haven’t read it, i’ll recommend ‘the death and life of great american cities” by jane jacobs, and a personal favorite “how to kill a city” by moskowit.
thank you for writing. this was a long, but worthy read.
and engaging and I agree this current architecture issues is now everywhere in major cities like Abuja, Ibadan, Enugu. Thank you for the recommended reads I’ll take a look 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Enjoyed this. . a lot was addressed but I wished there was more emphasis on the failure of the government than the responsibilities of private developers.
the motive for a developer is obviously maximum profit and not communitiy or cultural building altruism. the onus is on the Government to have a plan for an area, with clear aims, identifying local needs and a robust approach to enforcing accountability.
London is no Barcelona, and it has many detractors, but you can still see a reasonable semblance of order amidst the chaos of developments that have sprung up over the past decade or two. . . .developers can't suddenly develop without accounting for impact on the environment, transport facilities or historical heritage. Left to their own devices, developers in London would shunt a 100 storey block in the middle of historic Greenwich, but there is obvioulsy a structure in place that dissuades such behaviour. . . one can only hope that the Government in Lagos widens its focus from drainages to the built environment.
Hey Ola thank you for reading and engaging! You’re absolutely right. I’ve reduced my talking about lagos state government because it’s visible to the blind and deaf that the government and political party of the day have no real plans for the state and are there to coast and kick the bucket down the road. I mentioned that I have a podcast where we actually break down all the problems that exist and how government and private sector can step in with the first step being around revising our land laws and second being our general lack of organised data in understand the population and spread of lagos to enable government make data driven decisions. It’s linked in the post do listen and let me know your thoughts🙏🏾🙏🏾
first off, are you the one who did the yahoonization of lagos rant on tiktok? can’t remember who the lady was, but your sub header and writing seem very similar to the aforementioned rant.
i have quite a lot to say in respect to this topic, but you’ve echoed my thoughts on this quite brilliantly, so enough said, and thank you.
my only reservation is that perhaps this isn’t simply a lagos problem; it is a nigerian problem, because many of the points raised permeate other nigerian cities. in fact, one of the most recent issue of the republic argues that it’s an african problem. the argument is quite dissimilar, but i think there’s a connecting thread to both positions.
here’s a link in case you’re interested: https://republic.com.ng/vol9-no1/african-architecture/
if you don’t mind and haven’t read it, i’ll recommend ‘the death and life of great american cities” by jane jacobs, and a personal favorite “how to kill a city” by moskowit.
thank you for writing. this was a long, but worthy read.
It is indeed I 😂😂😂
Thank you for readings
and engaging and I agree this current architecture issues is now everywhere in major cities like Abuja, Ibadan, Enugu. Thank you for the recommended reads I’ll take a look 🙏🏾🙏🏾