Architecture

PROPOSED SECONDARY SCHOOL IN IKORODU WITH EMPHASIS ON ACOUSTICS

This thesis paper researches on the uses, effects, importance and implementation of acoustics in the architectural design consideration of a school. The need for a secondary school is of upmost importance in a child’s development into adulthood and education. However, in a modern-day school setting there seems to always be the recurring problem of reverberation

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STUDY OF ACOUSTIC ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS FOR MUSIC HALL DESIGN

In the design of music hall, having good acoustics is indispensable. One of the ways to ensure that is to consider various architectural materials with acoustic properties. The acoustic architectural materials for music hall design are considered from sound absorbing materials/panels for walls, floors and ceiling. Various local and international materials have unique properties that

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSUMPTION IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. A CASE STUDY OF IKEJA, LAGOS

Nigeria remains a country with very high potential but an equally high inertia to develop, electricity issue has always and never stopped being a challenge in the country in both the rural and urban areas. The electricity sector’s performance in Nigeria has not been one to provide a 100% desired expectations or impact on the

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DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR A YOUTH DEVOLPMENT CENTER AT EPE,LAGOS STATE INCORPORATING MINIMALISM.

The youth in a country is the most potential human resources not only in population structure but in the social structure, it is important for them to have an appropriate space and opportunity to foster their talents and become knowledgeable in skill development, a public space that have every possible facility for the growth of

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ACCESSING THE PROPERTIES AND STRENGHT OF GLULAM AS LOAD BEARING BUILDING MATERIALS IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN NIGERIA

The versatility of timber finds wide application in the construction industry spanning from simple framing in housing projects to large scale public facilities. How be it, limitations of span and cross sectional dimension, strength reducing defects and anisotropy limits its engineering application. Mechanical methods of jointing to address the earlier challenge has introduced serious wood

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STRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAGOS AS A SMART CITY

Smart cities are urban settlements that deplore advances in Information and Communication Technologies to solve everyday problems. A city that has achieved environmental sustainability, resolved mass transportation problems, improving the quality of lives of its residents, and generally has functional urban systems, all based on technology. This study will examine the research gap in the

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YORUBA CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS: A CASE STUDY OF INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS IN LAGOS ISLAND NIGERIA

This hereby certifies that this study titled “Yoruba cultural expressions: A case study of institutional buildings in Lagos island ,Nigeria” was collated and submitted by KURE, MIRACLE HARUNA( 17/4099), AJAYI, OLUWATAMILORE DORCAS( 17/3883) and OLANIYI, OLANIYANU(18/5611), of the Department of Architecture, College of Environmental Science and Management, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos; oriented in line with

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