Nigeria is the country with the highest population on the African continent—the 7th largest in the world. Its most largely populated city, Lagos, has been at the center of conversation on the future of the African City. Lagos has a rapidly growing population of over 18 million people and is projected to be the 3rd largest city in world in just a few short years. As we investigate the African city, we must take cues from this leading city of booming economic growth and development while also remembering to maintain a critical lens.
The city of Lagos is mapped by its infrastructure—namely its bus stops which take place at its interchanges. BAK refers to this advantageous usage of the street as Transport Based Urbanism. As we take a look at Nigeria from the scale of the country down to the scale of the interchange, let us allow its case study conditions to inform our thoughts On The African City.