• Collapse Or Upgrade: NLE's Statement and on the Ground Opinion

 "It is not only the floating school that collapsed. It collapsed many houses surrounding the floating school," said David Shemede, Makoko resident and brother to the school's director.

The much critically acclaimed Makoko School in Lagos lagoon has collapsed after heavy rains.

Via REUTERS: Heavy rains brought down the pyramid-shaped wooden school, built on a platform held afloat by hundreds of plastic barrels, on Tuesday. None of its nearly 50 pupils were in the building when it collapsed, officials said. Classes had already been moved to another location in late March after heavy downpours at the start of the rainy season began to affect classes. "It is not only the floating school that collapsed. It collapsed many houses surrounding the floating school," said David Shemede, Makoko resident and brother to the school's director.

NLÉ Team released a statement in contradiction to that saying it was a much scheduled upgrade.The Debate continues on regarding the Collapse and NLE's update in what seems like a much greater social implication of a much celebrated socio-Architectural endeavor.

Alternative Opinion: What the News of The Makoko Means for Social Architecture In Africa

Press Release: Makoko Floating School Comes Down For Upgrade

The Press release from NLE states that "the MFS II is an improved iteration designed to suit Venetian conditions and a wider waterfront population. Adapted for easy prefabrication and rapid assembly, it is more robustly engineered and affords a wide range of uses. MFS II was assembled in 10 days by 4 builders. It is mobile, deployable, and ready to be reassembled at its next Waterfront. After 3 years of intensive use, and exceptional service to the community, the first prototype structure Makoko Floating School has come down on June 7, 2016. Following its decommission since March, the structure has been out of use in anticipation of reconstruction. We confirm that there were no casualties and the students had been relocated to the main school building since its decommission & pending reconstruction.' The statement added.

Press Release: Makoko Floating School Comes Down For Upgrade

The debate has been ongoing on the events around the school with local headmaster in Lagos school claiming that he had to evacuate pupils as the building was not "structurally sound"
Press Release: Makoko Floating School Comes Down For Upgrade
NLÉ principal Kunlé Adeyemi said "NLÉ and Makoko Community greatly appreciate the concern and support received from so many people following the news alarm about Makoko Floating School. We are glad there were no casualties in what seemed like an abrupt collapse. The prototype had served its purpose in time and we look forward to the reconstruction of the improved version among-st other greater developments of the community”.

 

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  • Eco Maison / Studio Tamassociati

  • TAM associati inaugurated the 'eco-maison', the first batch of the H2OS project, which envisages the construction of an eco-village in Senegal’s Keur Village, 200 km from Dakar in a scheme that consists of common spaces and autonomous housing modules from the point of view of Energy and water ...

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  • Makoko Floating School/ NLÉ

  • The Makoko Floating School is movable 'building' or 'watercraft' currently located in the aquatic community of Makoko. It is a floating structure that adapts to the tidal changes and varying water levels, making it invulnerable to flooding and storm surges. It is designed to use renewable ener...

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