We have come to a stage in life where ideas and knowledge rule the world but not age. Great ideas through the power of technology can turn the impossible to become possible for generational blessings.
This structure featured on BBC has just caught my attention and worth writing about. This is a school buoyed by recycled barrels, a structure in a fishing village next to Lagos, Nigeria has been nominated for a Design of the Year Award.
Makoko is a slum on the waterfront of Lagos, Nigeria; tens of thousands of people live in the fishing village on stilts. With support from the UN Development Fund, Nigerian architect Kunle Adeyemi has designed a school that floats on 256 recycled plastic barrels. It has just been nominated for the Designs of the Year 2014, which is overseen by London's Design Museum.
The three-storey, A-frame structure accommodates 100 children who travel to and from the school by boat. When the class are out, the lower platform is used as a community space: fishermen sit and mend their nets or take naps in the shade. The school is a prototype for other structures in the community. In 2012, the government forcibly cleared part of the village because it was becoming dangerous.
Do not let your ideas die! You must birth your ideas before you exit the world. One day, your ideas will be seen floating the world. Even if you are not selected for world award, the fulfilment of achieving your dreams alone is self rewarding.
You can make it!
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