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17/01/2025

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Inflation soared to 34%. Wages stagnated or barely rose. Government reforms chipped away at your spending power. Yet, yo...
02/01/2025

Inflation soared to 34%. Wages stagnated or barely rose. Government reforms chipped away at your spending power. Yet, you navigated and found a way to cover your rent.

You’ve worked tirelessly—whether to pay rent, save for a home, or simply make ends meet. Now, here you are in 2025, determined to do better: to earn more, cut energy bills, and even grow your own food.

Welcome to 2025. Your plans are valid, your resilience unmatched, and your strength undeniable. Our collective of development architects and change investors will be cheering the Powerful You all through the year.



10/07/2024

Are you a student of hashtag looking to learn about VR ?
Are you ready for instant recruitment?
Are you looking to become a next gen. leader in Africa's built environment sector ?

Join Ifeoluwa Osunkoya, AR/VR Developer, 3D Environment Artist and Artist-in-Residence, Spatial Affairs at ReFest 1 - where he'll be taking an immersive and interactive class on "Creating Digital Twins of Buildings for VR Environments".

Register Today using this link http://bit.ly/ReFest1




10/07/2024

We have partnered with American Corner and Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT Libraries to present Re:Fest, a future- shaping workshop where participants learn from the past to recreate a new Africa.

Expect to learn about:
> Metadata Collection & Creation,
> Photogrammetry,
> Working with Local Materials,
> Creating for VR.

Here is what one of our Strategic Partners, Director of American Corner Ikeja, Adeniyi Ogunbanjo has to say about

To be a participant, kindly scan the barcode in the video or use this link: bit.ly/ReFest1




REGISTER FOR REFEST 1 TODAY10 SLOTS ONLY.Theme: HOW TO REBUILD AN AFRICAN CITYIn 'Still Becoming: At Home in Lagos, Chi...
01/07/2024

REGISTER FOR REFEST 1 TODAY
10 SLOTS ONLY.

Theme: HOW TO REBUILD AN AFRICAN CITY

In 'Still Becoming: At Home in Lagos, Chimamanda Ngozi -Adichie writes of Lagos as "a city in a state of shifting impermanence .... where "houses sprout up on land reclaimed from the sea, .... where "buildings are knocked down so that ambitious new ones might live, where a street last seen six months ago is different today. Truly, the rapid changes are the work of urban actors chiefly government and real estate developers. In the relentless er****on of structures, capital is esteemed over historical data, adoption of local materials and imagination. This leads to heightened socio-economic inequality, lack of inclusion and summarily an un-sustainable Lagos.

Hence, this inaugural edition of Re.Fest aims to address these gaps by re-training students in the built environment faculties on the past, present and future of Lagos through digitization / data documentation hackathons, showcase of local materials and an immersive VR/AR/AI Workshop respectively. These events will be sandwiched by an Opening panel with thought leaders from multiple sectors and a Closing Showcase & Induction Day to usher the participants into mentorship relationships with invited studios, labs and and university centers to continue to build on their learning.

Remember to register TODAY.
bit.ly/ReFest1

10 SLOTS ONLY for access to
- Instant Recruitment.
- Networking with Industry Mentors & Peers.
- Skill - building Workshops.

IDEAL for: Work Ready Students or Graduates in their SIWES / Internship Year or Final Degree (Bachelors or Master's) Year .



On 12 September 2023, Sam Ayimora, S.O. (steelworkers), Azeez and Bimbo Ajani (masons) worked a difficult night shift to...
01/05/2024

On 12 September 2023, Sam Ayimora, S.O. (steelworkers), Azeez and Bimbo Ajani (masons) worked a difficult night shift to see a heavy metal door relocated swiftly before our site at the time: the 2600+ sqm Vibranium Valley Tech Campus resumed the next day. All four men were to resume the next day on another private residence we worked on in , leaving families behind to heavy-lift our designs into shape.

Other architects and developers rarely talk about brilliant artisans who bring their ideas to life. We choose to esteem them ! Thus, it is to them that we owe this particular Workers' Day.

Happy Workers' Day 2024 !

As the first quarter of the year winds down, let us take this memorable Friday to reflect on the renewal of body, mind a...
29/03/2024

As the first quarter of the year winds down, let us take this memorable Friday to reflect on the renewal of body, mind and soul.

Happy Good Friday !

Like my friend, Ope Ogunlade, I know what it feels like to leave a secondary city to a major city in search of a univers...
07/03/2024

Like my friend, Ope Ogunlade, I know what it feels like to leave a secondary city to a major city in search of a university degree or work. I get stories like Dr Sam Adeyemi's, TuFace, or MI Abaga's. All left Ilorin, Makurdi, and Jos respectively, to relocate to Lagos with the proverbial 'one bag' in their hands.

We had the struggles that a typical Lagosian would never have. I dreaded returning from Ibadan to the University of Lagos after the holiday breaks because of the insensitive 1-week delay between the resumption of classes and the full takeoff of hostels. I dreaded having to sleep in our mosquito-infested architecture studios or making the long commute to my cousin's house far out on the outskirts of Lagos.

Ope's wise counsel for our parents to rent an apartment in the Lecturers' Quarters saved my brother, and I in our third year at University of Lagos when the nationwide university lecturers strike sacked students from hostels. It wasn't until I studied in Brighton, detached from families and friends, that I realized how we had stared homelessness in the face. Because, where would I have lived when cash was short and I could no longer afford the students' homes next to my uni's campus if not for the cheap non-university hostels that saved me?

Now let's flip the script a bit, to picture a scenario where a Lagosian goes to study in a university town like Ife without information on places to live, or hostels to lodge. One where s/he is forced to take space in a hotel because our country's economic landscape has esteemed hotels more than hostels. What about one where that student is female and has to deal with the additional risk of assault or harassment? That picture becomes - in Femi Anikulapo-Kutis words - one where there is "no place for our dreams".

Beyond seeking an abode for university, younger people are finding it harder to find a place to live while looking for work. A younger friend once left Ibadan with a 24-hour notice to resume a plum job in VI, Lagos. Someone who had a comfortable family home would sweat out the next 23 hours seeking a friend's house to live. He was lucky to find a friend in the deeper, un-motorable ends of Ajah but I cringe to imagine there are many more who don't make this ladder up into the big cities. Many of such stories reveal how the present economic landscape clips the wings of young people.

There are no longer the promised homes like the bungalow given to 28-year-old Subomi Balogun who was headhunted from England by the Western Nigerian government and Taslim Elias. Long gone are the assured first homes that early career lecturers got back in the day. There are no nests or niches where we can perch in the different cities and communities of our motherland.

Nigeria's and I believe Africa's youth must be able to roam free within their country and continent to work, study, and play. Not everyone will have the means to relocate to the West. For those who will form 1 in 4 people in the world residing in Africa by 2050, we will need to pool resources to build more hostels not hotels. We will need to complement that with co-working spaces to nurture entrepreneurs, who will build new businesses that create jobs. Of course, you and I know that there is no getting out of youth homelessness without dealing decisively with joblessness.


I am bullish and making a big bet on plugging the hostels /co • working spaces gap in our cities and communities as a path to social impact and profit. Are you as well?

Join me here: bit.ly/Subscribe2063
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We are looking for an Assistant Multidisciplinary Designer with a background in Architecture. Ideal candidates will be t...
06/03/2024

We are looking for an Assistant Multidisciplinary Designer with a background in Architecture. Ideal candidates will be thinkers and doers - and should have minimum of 2 years experience Post - the award of their Professional Degree. Other routes such as Apprenticeship in an architect's studio or real estate practice are welcome.

Proficiency with Auto desk Revit & Photoshop is Essential.

Registration with professional bodies and some demonstrable experience with any other 2 realms of Design will be an Advantage.

Please email a Motivation Letter, 1 page Resume & 20- page Portfolio of most representative work to: [email protected].

Deadline is 9th March 2024.

Happy Eid el Kabir to all our Muslim followers and all who celebrate around the world.
28/06/2023

Happy Eid el Kabir to all our Muslim followers and all who celebrate around the world.


Apply by 29 June 2023.10pm WATIntern ArchitectAre you unafraid of architecture shedding the moralist toga around the top...
28/06/2023

Apply by 29 June 2023.
10pm WAT

Intern Architect
Are you unafraid of architecture shedding the moralist toga around the topic of architecture and money? Do you want to be part of those who visualize the necessary relationship between architecture, capital and entrepreneurial thinking? You might be the Intern Architect we are looking for!

About Ministry of Architecture.
We are weaving the knowledge of: designers, material scientists, storytellers, and development finance experts to reimagine social housing for Africa's middle class. We bring these groups of people together through charrettes that make our live projects the object of practical education.

Our latest live project is a proposed Innovation Campus sitting on over 9,000 sq.m for a business incubation and accelerator organization where we are refining our proprietary City As Entrepreneur concept - this idea of borrowing entrepreneurial thinking to build a community incrementally through agile master planning strategies.

The Process

I. Charrette Participation
We will select two (2) successful applicants who will join us for the virtual City As Entrepreneur charrette from Friday 30 June till Saturday 1 July 2023. They will critique our master-plan concepts and develop them into full-blown plans, callouts, renders, and animation.

Apply for Stage I here: (LINK ALSO IN BIO)

https://forms.zoho.com/ministryofarchitecture/form/CityAsEntrepreneurII

The ideal participant:
- will possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture/Landscape Architecture/Interior Design or an apprenticeship equivalent.

- is able to produce architectural drawings, and masterplans using Revit.

- is able to produce photorealistic 3D renders and animation/walkthroughs using a combination of Revit, Enscape, and Photoshop or compatible software.

- must have a stable internet connection.

Benefits.

- $30 stipend toward participation in Charrettes.
- A Certificate of Participation will be issued upon completion of the design exercise.

- A 3-month rolling Internship Contract [Compensation to be detailed in Offer Letter]

- Membership of our newly formed CoDesign Collective.

HIRING IMMEDIATELY:The role is for an energetic, enthusiastic, and teachable Associate Project Architect based in Ibadan...
20/04/2023

HIRING IMMEDIATELY:

The role is for an energetic, enthusiastic, and teachable Associate Project Architect based in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Please apply here:
bit.ly/AssociateProjectArchitect

UPDATE: This vacancy is now closed.




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Are you a student of hashtag#Architecture looking to learn about VR ? Are you ready for instant recruitment? Are you looking to become a next gen. leader in Africa's built environment sector ? Join Ifeoluwa Osunkoya, AR/VR Developer, 3D Environment Artist and Artist-in-Residence, Spatial Affairs at ReFest 1 - where he'll be taking an immersive and interactive class on "Creating Digital Twins of Buildings for VR Environments". Register Today using this link http://bit.ly/ReFest1 #ReFest #Africa #VR #FutureTech

We have partnered with American Corner #Ikeja and Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT Libraries to present Re:Fest, a future- shaping workshop where participants learn from the past to recreate a new Africa. Expect to learn about: > Metadata Collection & Creation, > Photogrammetry, > Working with Local Materials, > Creating for VR. Here is what one of our Strategic Partners, Director of American Corner Ikeja, Adeniyi Ogunbanjo has to say about #ReFest To be a participant, kindly scan the barcode in the video or use this link: bit.ly/ReFest1 #education #photogrammetry #virtualreality #refest1

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