26/08/2025
History has been made at the University of Lagos, UNILAG. With the inauguration of the Faculty of Architecture, the first of its kind in Nigeria, and the creation of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, the country has crossed into a new chapter of design education. This is not just an academic milestone. It is the long awaited moment when a discipline that had been shut out of the university system finally takes its rightful place.
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August 18, 2025
SLAN hails UNILAG on landmark Architecture Faculty

Dr Amos Atumye Alao
History has been made at the University of Lagos, UNILAG. With the inauguration of the Faculty of Architecture, the first of its kind in Nigeria, and the creation of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, the country has crossed into a new chapter of design education. This is not just an academic milestone. It is the long awaited moment when a discipline that had been shut out of the university system finally takes its rightful place.
For decades, Nigeria lived with this gap. Our cities expanded without adequate planning. Floods returned each rainy season, forests were cleared, and farmland gave way to concrete. Yet the knowledge that could address these challenges was kept at the margins. From its founding, the Society of Landscape Architects of Nigeria (SLAN) carried the vision that one day the discipline would be recognized. Its founders believed Nigeria could not build resilient cities without it. That dream is now alive at the University of Lagos.
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August 18, 2025
SLAN hails UNILAG on landmark Architecture Faculty

Dr Amos Atumye Alao
History has been made at the University of Lagos, UNILAG. With the inauguration of the Faculty of Architecture, the first of its kind in Nigeria, and the creation of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, the country has crossed into a new chapter of design education. This is not just an academic milestone. It is the long awaited moment when a discipline that had been shut out of the university system finally takes its rightful place.
For decades, Nigeria lived with this gap. Our cities expanded without adequate planning. Floods returned each rainy season, forests were cleared, and farmland gave way to concrete. Yet the knowledge that could address these challenges was kept at the margins. From its founding, the Society of Landscape Architects of Nigeria (SLAN) carried the vision that one day the discipline would be recognized. Its founders believed Nigeria could not build resilient cities without it. That dream is now alive at the University of Lagos.
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This new faculty reaches beyond architecture in the traditional sense. By also recognizing Interior Architecture, Design, and Urban Design, it offers a new framework for the construction industry. These programs will equip professionals who will change the way Nigeria thinks about homes, public spaces, and cities.
The need could not be clearer. Concrete alone cannot manage the challenges of climate change or stop urban sprawl from consuming farmland. We need professionals who can connect nature, people, and infrastructure in ways that make our communities stronger. Landscape architects, urban designers, and interior architects are trained for this work. They bring knowledge that speaks not only to beauty but to survival and sustainability.
