NLÉ

Lagos, Nigeria; Amsterdam, Netherlands

NLÉ is an architecture, design and urbanism practice founded by Kunlé Adeyemi in 2010, and based in Lagos and Amsterdam. Recent work includes the Makoko Floating School, a floating structure located on the lagoon heart of Lagos, Nigeria; this acclaimed project is part of an extensive research initiative, African Water Cities. Adeyemi has previously worked for OMA for nearly a decade. In 2014, he was Baird Distinguished Visiting Critic at Cornell University.

 

Biennial Project: NLÉ. Rock (collaboration with the School of the Institute of Chicago).