Oshinowo Studio wraps Adidas Lagos store in perforated aluminium sheets
Architecture practice Oshinowo Studio has completed a store for Adidas in Lagos, Nigeria, which is the sportswear brand's first flagship store in West Africa. More
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CmDesign Atelier completes "solid and porous" villa in Lagos
Perforated screens of gold-toned metal filter light and air into Lantern House, a villa on Banana Island in Lagos designed by Tosin Oshinowo-led studio CmDesign Atelier. More
Watch our Architecture Project Talk about Coral Pavilion by CmDesign Atelier
Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo concluded Dezeen and Gaggenau's Architecture Project Talks series with a presentation about Coral Pavilion. The webinar has ended but you can re-watch it by registering here. More
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CmDesign Atelier creates minimal beach house on Lagos peninsula
Tosin Oshinowo-led studio CmDesign Atelier has completed the Coral Pavilion beach house that is accessible only by boat, as a haven away from the "frenetic energy" of Lagos, Nigeria. More
Nifemi Marcus-Bello creates bamboo pavilion for Nigerian skateboarding brand
Nigerian designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello has created a modular kiosk made from bamboo for Lagos-based skateboarding company Wafflesncream. More
"We want African design to be functional" says Design Week Lagos founder
Design has not been valued in Africa for decades, says Nigerian interior designer Titi Ogufere, who has launched a design week in Lagos in a bid to change that. More
SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria
Construction has begun on Alárò City, which is being masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as an extension to Lagos in southwest Nigeria. More
Designer Olalekan Jeyifous imagines vertical shanty towns for central Lagos
Designer Olalekan Jeyifous has created a dystopian vision of shanty-town towers in Lagos, Nigeria, to highlight the poor standard of living in the city's impoverished areas (+ slideshow). More
Kunlé Adeyemi's floating school posed "danger to the kids," headmaster claims
A row has broken out over architect Kunlé Adeyemi's award-winning Makoko Floating School following its collapse earlier this week, with a community leader in Lagos claiming pupils were evacuated three months ago over safety concerns and architecture critics questioning its credentials. More
Kunlé Adeyemi's floating school suffers "abrupt collapse"
Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi has confirmed reports that his award-winning Makoko Floating School has collapsed. More
NLE's floating school casts anchor in Lagos Lagoon
Here's a look at one of the standout projects from Designs of the Year 2014 - a floating school on a Nigerian lagoon by architecture studio NLÉ (+ slideshow). More
Catholic Church of the Transfiguration by DOS Architects
London studio DOS Architects have won a competition to design a 2000-seat church in Lagos, Nigeria with this design featuring an undulating roof. More