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Abimbola Akinkugbe

Perspectives · Focus areas

Ideas that shape the work.

Summaries of recurring focus areas — general commentary, not dated publications.

Focus area 01

Why local manufacturing matters to Nigerian housing

Housing supply depends as much on what can be made nearby as on what can be designed.

Focus area 02

Building systems and the economics of affordability

Affordability is shaped by method, time and waste — not only by the price of materials.

Focus area 03

Designing sustainable communities for real lives

Sustainability is measured in the daily experience of the people who live there.