79 GROHE Magazine 78 P u re F re u de an Was se r GROHE Magazinur Freude an Wasser planning in recent years since it offers invalu able blue space to architects in urban centers that are dealing with overcrowding yet full of waterways As water levels rise internationally due to global warming coastal communities that are under threat of flooding are taking their homes onto the water moving with the chang ing tides rather than against them This has specific interest for cities in the developing world as rapid urbanization coincides with the challenges of climate change This was the impetus behind Adeyemi s award winning project the Makoko Floating School in Lagos One of his studio s flagship projects it was constructed in the Nigerian cap ital s informal lagoon town on the water A trian gular profile was constructed out of locally sourced wood and added to a flotation platform that keeps it above water The structure s three stories offered not only a school accommodat ing pupils who were previously only served by a single school in a flood risk area but also an adaptable space that could function as a com munity hub health center or market according to need We are just starting to brace ourselves and learn to live with water as opposed to fight ing it Adeyemi said of the project which marked a turning point for the Nigerian govern ment s attitude to the unofficial settlement at Makoko once the project was confirmed Lagos authorities backed away from their previous plans to demolish the area As well as winning the 2013 ar d Award for Emerging Architecture it was nominated for the 2015 International Award for Public Art among other accolades For his Serpentine Pavilion the architect and researcher inverted the internal space of a neoclassical building Adeyemi s final design for Chicoco Radio includes a mast that cantilevers a bridge down into the water

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