African Design Magazine February 2016 | Page 63

Feature Re-imagining Lagos STRUCTURES Olalekan Jeyifous/Vigilism, a Nigerian-born but US-based designer, applies computer softwares in his pieces to create ‘shanty megastructures’ in Lagos, Nigeria, mixing privileged sites with colossal of vertical settlements that represent the marginalized and impoverished communities of the city. africandesignmagazine.com 63