RESEARCH ON ARCHITECT

 

KUNLE ADEYEMI

Kunle Adeyemi

      Nigerian architect and urban designer Kunlé Adeyemi is renowned for his revolutionary contributions to the fields of urban planning and architecture.

      NLE, an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based architectural and urban design firm, was founded by Kunlé Adeyemi. The acronym NLE denotes "Nigerian Longhouse for the Environment." The architectural business is well-known for its creative and environmentally conscious work. Before founding NLE, Adeyemi worked closely with Rem Koolhaas for about 9 years at the world-renowned Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), where he led the design and development of significant projects such as the Shenzhen Stock Exchange tower in China, the Qatar National Library and Qatar Foundation Headquarters in Doha, Samsung Museum of Art and the Prada Transformer in Seoul (NL, no date).

          Notable Works:

      Makoko Floating School;

Vision for a cluster of four structures

NLÉ, the studio founded by Nigerian-born architect Kunlé Adeyemi, developed the Makoko Floating School as a prototype for buildings in African regions that have little or no permanent infrastructure, thanks to unpredictable water levels that cause regular flooding. (NLE’s Floating School casts anchor, 2019).

REFERENCES:

Kunlé Adeyemi (no date) NL. Available at: https://nleworks.com/team-member/kunle-adeyemi/ (Accessed: 28 October 2023).

Amy Frearson |25 March 2014 5 comments (2019) NLE’s Floating School casts anchor in Lagos lagoon, Dezeen. Available at: https://www.dezeen.com/2014/03/25/makoko-floating-school-nigeria-nle/ (Accessed: 28 October 2023).