For this year’s edition of the Lagos Architecture Competition, participants are asked to design creative architectural solutions to the problem of plastic pollution.
There are no limits to the scale or type of architecture your design should represent. The only requirements are that your designs must aim to solve the issue of plastic pollution and must use Lagos, Nigeria as a context. Whether your design is a single house that makes efficient use of recycled or upcycled plastic, a masterplan for a community that engages in plastic recycling and uses it as their way of generating income or even an industrial building or masterplan that presents a creative way to combat plastic pollution.
The context can be any part of Lagos whether on land or water. It is also important for your design to engage with the local Lagos community and urban context and should not be a lone piece of architecture.
The top designs will not only address plastic pollution, but also take microplastic into account as well as the harmful fumes plastic can emit when exposed to heat.
Eligibility
The competition is open to students, recent graduates and young architects around the world.
The competition allows groups (4 people max.) to submit projects and all group member names must be included upon registration.
Prizes
- 1st Place Winner – International Contestant – €500
- 1st Place Winner – Nigerian Contestant – ₦300,000
- 2nd Place – €250/₦150,000
- 3rd Place – €150/₦90,000
- 10 Honorable Mentions
- 20 Finalists
- Founder’s Choice
