publications

Adaptive architecture via sustainability, modularity and technology integration, delivers adaptable answers to environmental and economic demands. Currently, Nigeria’s economic index: with inflation escalating to 26.00% by 2024, real estate contributing 5.20% to GDP in Q1 2024, and construction 4.01%, stress the necessity, for approaches of this type.

This paper demonstrates how resilient design, architectural ingenuity, and socio-ecological strategies, can convert oppressive historical sites, to vibrant, adaptive public spaces. It is premised on Theo Lawson's transformational improvement of Lagos’ Freedom Park.

This study identifies, efficient solutions, suitable for Najran’s hot desert climate. The work investigates sustainable retrofitting systems, for parking lots at Najran, using a mixed-methods approach that includes climate analysis, design-based research, in addition to site observation.

This research examines the complex nature of urban reconstruction in a city marked, by its sacred and radial urban structure, with its great recurrent strain, from millions of pilgrims, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah. With the urgency of current sustainable advancement and accelerated growth, the study highlights the serious ordeal, of merging material and abstract heritage preservations.

The population of Lagos is on regular increase which is estimated to cross 30 million marks by 2030 according to National population commission statistics. This would increase the demand for built environment meeting sustainable Development goal 11 (Sustainable cities) in line with International Union of Architects (Uia) 2050 vision to actualize Architectural projects that are Carbon-free and low energy thus leading to the choice of the Research topic A sustainable mixed-use vertical with emphasis on minimising carbon emission and energy efficiency as a means to having a built environment that contribute positively to climate change.

Journal of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIAJ) is an academic journal, which is coordinated by the Library and Publications Committee of the Nigerian Institute of Architects. The first issue of NIAJ was published in 1981. Before 2023 all copies of the journal were printed with ISSN 2315- 8913, however since 2023, the journal is printed digitally.