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The Lagos skyline is a mixture of modern high rise buildings, skyscrapers, dilapidated buildings and slums. [4] [5] [6] Lagos has the tallest skyline in Nigeria. Skyscraper construction commenced in the 1960s. [7] Several office and mixed-use buildings have been built by international developers and private equity firms.
The Rizal Shrine in Calamba is an example of bahay na bato.. Báhay na bató (Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as baláy na bató or balay nga bato, and in Spanish language as Casa de Filipina is a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.
Titi's latest venture is the Design and Innovation Hub of Nigeria, which is a visionary initiative aimed at steering the nation away from heavy reliance on imported goods and leveraging the untapped creative potential. The initiative aims to train professionals who will change the landscape of furniture, product and industrial design in Nigeria ...
[1] [2] Many homes, apartment buildings, hotels and restaurants in Hawaii are built with one or more lānais. [ 3 ] In Hawaii, the term's use has grown colloquially to encompass any sort of outdoor living area connected to or adjacent to an interior space—whether roofed or not—including apartment and hotel balconies.
Garden furniture, also called patio furniture or outdoor furniture, is a type of furniture specifically designed for outdoor use. It is typically made of weather-resistant materials such as aluminium which is rust-proof .
Patio is also a general term used for outdoor seating at restaurants, especially in Canadian English. While common in Europe even before 1900, eating outdoors at restaurants in North America was exotic until the 1940s. The Hotel St. Moritz in New York in the 1950s advertised itself as having the first true continental cafe with outdoor seating.
Residential decks may contain spaces for cooking and seating. Cooking areas ideally should be situated near the patio door while out of the way from general foot traffic. Dining spaces will include patio tables. For a typical six-person outdoor patio table building, an area of 3.7 m × 4.9 m (12 ft × 16 ft) is ideal.
The term roof garden is well suited to roof spaces that incorporate recreation, and entertaining and provide additional outdoor living space for the building's residents. It may include planters, plants, dining and lounging furniture, outdoor structures such as pergolas and sheds, and automated irrigation and lighting systems.