TOSIN
OSHINOWO
Ayo Denton from Future Lagos headed to Tosin Oshinowo’s design
studio to have a chat about upcoming projects and grand architecture
in Lagos
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parents made emotional investments,
building houses in the village, I call
Why architecture, what is your
them emotional because as of today
story?
they are still not occupied. I remember
These are the kind of questions I would when the drawings were brought home
imagine they would ask when you are in I was the only one who could pick
your 50’s, when you have time to reflect my room from the plan. And I used to
over your life’s achievements.
follow my dad to the sites. I had always
My story is very simple I didn’t really
been very good at art and technical
have a plan B, whilst doing my A ‘levels drawing in school. So when I look back
I was told most people would not end
at my year book I discover I am the
up practicing what they studied at
only one who ended up in the
university but with the old professions
profession I aspired for whilst in
like medicine law and architecture
secondary school. I am in architecture
people tend to still stay within their
because of my true love for it. It is
profession.
also an amazing stepping-stone
where you could end up as a
I am from Ikorodu and I recall how my
creative product designer.
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