Corrugated multicolored metal roofing, Grand Corinthian Pillars, Deep inset doors, Incoherent Interior design, Hospitals Looking Like Houses, Houses Looking Like Hotels.
It begs the Question When did Nigeria get It so horribly wrong in an architectural sense?

Do we have a phobia of Large windows or something?

Because Nigeria is living in the shadows of another country (the United States 90% of the time) in almost all areas of life.

THANK YOU! i said this before somewhere else but the buildings (whether they be offices, churches, houses, schools) are soooo ugly! like when in Nigeria, almost everywhere has that dead/flat look.
the schools need a desperate upgrade, but i will let them slide because most of the schools (Universities, colleges) are old. but DAMN 
although a lot of houses are NOW starting to be built with designs, and some other buildings too, but for the most part. 

although the building in the pic isn't bad. . .

this is what I'm talking about 

Let's talk about government buildings. Most government buildings in Nigeria are just wastes of cement. you don't see a variety of materials being used in these buildings like you see in other countries, such as wood or plastic panelling, bricks, outer drainage pipes, emergency exists (in Nigeria ), wheelchair access, panel roofing (or whatever it's called) instead of rusty zinc, you also won't see buildings with outer walls covered in corrugated metal or any other material.

Will we ever see a primary school in Nigeria that looks like this? (Apart from the windows, it's not really that expensive, for Nigeria anyway)

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I have often wondered about this myself.
It's like the architects didn't outgrow the way they drew houses when they were children.
I know safety and security has a lot to do with how the buildings are designed but they can still try to put some imagination to it.

Sicherheit:

I know safety and security has a lot to do with how the buildings are designed but they can still try to put some imagination to it.

Actually, Nigerian buildings are some of the most dangerous in the world and they regularly collapse.

aah aah! dat house is fine now!

This is the kind of thing Nigerians are trying to copy.

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ezeagu:

Actually, Nigerian buildings are some of the most dangerous in the world and they regularly collapse.

Bros, I'm talking about the high fences, small windows with uglyass bars.

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Look at this block of flats, if you don't know what you are looking at you'll think it's a caged building for large animals

^^^ Looks like a prison.

Even Prison looks better than that. I guess ppl are more concern about safety than with architectural designs.

^ dey have houses lyk dat in UK.infact dat is how most of d houses r

Sicherheit:

Bros, I'm talking about the high fences, small windows with uglyass bars.

[img]http://funnelme.files./2011/03/festac-town_block-of-flats_00.jpg[/img]

Look at this block of flats, if you don't know what you are looking at you'll think it's a caged building for large animals

ezeagu:

Actually, Nigerian buildings are some of the most dangerous in the world and they regularly collapse.

I think he meant "safety and security" from marauding savage criminals.

lepasharon:

^ dey have houses lyk dat in UK.infact dat is how most of d houses r

I'm sure they do. It's called "the ghetto" or sth like that.

ezeagu:

This is the kind of thing Nigerians are trying to copy.

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No fence? No barred windows? No electric wires?
This one is what would be considered a safety hazard in Nigeria.
That country is like opposite country

Ileke-IdI:

^^^ Looks like a prison.

Even Prison looks better than that. I guess ppl are more concern about safety than with architectural designs.

its the burglary proof and mosquito nets pasted everywhere dat kills d luk of d houses!

Sicherheit:

No fence? No barred windows? No electric wires?
This one is what would be considered a safety hazard in Nigeria.
That country is like opposite country

Actually, I believe such a house would be on a few acres of private property (unlike the cramped mansions of Nigeria) and there will be a gate connected to the main house several meters away, the whole property would be surrounded by a wall covered in bushes and trees.

lepasharon:

its the burglary proof and mosquito nets pasted everywhere dat kills d luk of d houses!

"buglary proof" and "mos. nets" are  not the only things wrong with that house.

Sicherheit:

No fence? No barred windows? No electric wires?
This one is what would be considered a safety hazard in Nigeria.
That country is like opposite country

By the time area boys are done with that house, they'll be lucky if the roof is still in tact.

And you dont need large glass windows to make the house look nice. Shape and color of the house itself makes the house stand out.

This is what I'm talking about:

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The owners of these houses actually have a team of armed guards that watch over cctv of the house, unlike Nigeria where armed robbers cut through the barbed wired houses.

lepasharon:

^ dey have houses lyk dat in UK.infact dat is how most of d houses r

Not true, you're talking about this right?

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Or this:

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Most houses aren't even like this unless you live in low income neighbourhoods in cities.

This is what most of their houses are like:

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Haha, well maybe we don't support creativity. There is an emphasis on size rather than design plus we too like copy copy. And then we lack maintanance culture

More so insecurity is an issue. No matter how creative you are, we want our burglary windows. I think there are nice buildings, I love the National Theater and the Holy Cross cathedral Lagos. There are a few inspiring buildings all across the country but again our building codes need reform

ezeagu:

Actually, I believe such a house would be on a few acres of private property (unlike the cramped mansions of Nigeria) and there will be a gate connected to the main house several meters away, the whole property would be surrounded by a wall covered in bushes and trees.

Nigerian Architecture might be uninspiring but the architects are not unrealistic like you are.
How feasible do you think what you just described is?  

This is my old appt complex, even this is too messy for me. I needed something more sophisticated.





Nigeria needs to up its standard before I go back home plz

Sicherheit:

Nigerian Architecture might be uninspiring but the architects are not unrealistic like you are.
How feasible do you think what you just described is?  

What are you talking about. These are rich peoples houses. The billionaires in Nigeria already have this anyway including electric gates and a team of mobile policemen.

You can find these "projects" in the United States.

This is the area I live in Washington DC.

EzeUche!:

You can find these "projects" in the United States.

I don't believe anybody lives there. That is bviously a condemned building waiting to be pulled down

There are some nice homes in Nigeria but the ones I know personally buy the plans in the US and have somene tweak things here and there. Even an uncustmized plan from a catalogue can be refitted to work in Nigeria. I agree with those columns. It is just overdone in Nigeria. It'salmost like competitionof the who has the tallest ones. In fact they look ghetto to me now. VGC is no exception to this.

EzeUche!:

You can find these "projects" in the United States.

This building is clearly abandoned.

LOL, Nigeria, quantity but NEVER quality. also climate is another thing. some housing styles work in the states and not in nigeria visa versa due to climate or whatever.

but a few nice buildings in Nigeria: a movie theater and a library






these houses aren't that bad, i get a Mediterranean vibe from them
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^^^

I agree with my turtledove above.

The houses are not bad. They simply resemble Mediterranean houses.

I prefer Greek Architecture.