Architecture

The management of environmental hazards is of great concern to stakeholders within the construction industry being the major consumer of environmental resources. The quantity of construction and demolition (C&D) waster generated by cities is increasing due to rapid economic development, urbanization, and the need for massive construction to accommodate the teeming population. Most often, the […]

Encapsulated within the envelope of the architectural studio are the design studio culture activities and attitudinal patterns exhibited in the nuclei of the learning environment of architecture schools. The connecting thread between architectural revolutionary pedagogic practices and studio Culture is still tied in most architecture schools. Evidently, up till now, little or no empirical documentation

In this study, the rental values of residential properties in two adjacent communities within the emerging Lagos megacity were examined to find out if certain correlational attributes exist. The communities selected are located in different geopolitical zones (i.e. Lagos and Ogun States), although the Lagos megacity influence has crawled and absorbed parts ofOgun state, such

Public housing schemes in developing countries like Nigeria have been assessed from different perspectives. In spite of this, housing development strategies are yet to efficiently meet the needs of contemporary urban society, especially those needs associated with rapid influx of human population in countries of the Global South. Rapid population growth impacts on the social,

Rapid population growth in urban centres has been identified as a threat to city resilience. However, in a developing country like Nigeria, there is a dearth of research on how impacts of rapid population growth on public housing schemes influence city resilience. This study evaluated selected public housing schemes in Abuja, Nigeria, to determine factors

The concept of resilience is increasingly being used in discourses on cities. However, there is paucity of` studies on the evaluation of public housing for resilience to urban population growth, especially in a developing country like Nigeria. This paper explored the concept of resilience on housing, and proposed a conceptual framework for the evaluation of

The paper was a pilot study that examined learning approaches of architecture students; variability of approaches by university type and gender and; influence of architecture students’ learning approaches on their academic performance. The sample was 349 architecture students from two universities. Descriptive and statistical analyses were used. Results revealed predominant use of deep learning approaches

The concept of resilience is increasingly being used in discourses on cities. However, there is paucity of` studies on the evaluation of public housing for resilience to urban population growth, especially in a developing country like Nigeria. This paper explored the concept of resilience on housing, and proposed a conceptual framework for the evaluation of

Public housing schemes in developing  countries like Nigeria have been assessed from different perspectives. In spite of this, housing development strategies are yet to efficiently meet the needs of contemporary urban society, especially those needs  associated with rapid influx of human population in countries of the Global South. Rapid population growth  impacts on the social,

Although there is increasing knowledge about the role housing plays in promoting resilience in cities, studies on the socio-cultural and economic features of housing that enhance the capacity of public housing schemes to absorb the impacts of rapid population growth in cities of developing countries are limited. This article, therefore, explored the features of selected