In response to challenges confronting Lagos with a population of 21.3 million, Eddy Eguavoen Foundation has called for architectural solutions entries to solve problem of plastic pollution in this year’s Voen Foundation Architecture competition tagged Lagos: Plastic City Architecture Competition 2021.

According to a statement by the organisers, participants are expected to design creative architectural solutions to plastic pollution in Lagos.

The competition is open to students, graduates and young architects around the world. It allows groups (four people maximum) to submit projects.

“We are not going to limit the scale or type of architecture your design should represent. The only requirements are that your designs must aim to solve the issue of plastic pollution and must use Lagos, Nigeria as a context.

“Your design is a single house that makes efficient use of recycled or up-cycled plastic, a master plan for a community that engages in plastic recycling and uses it as their way of generating income or even an industrial building or master plan that presents a creative way to combat plastic pollution,” it said.

This year, the competition’s theme focuses on plastic pollution, which is an issue in various megacities including Lagos.

“The top designs will not only address plastic pollution and the point mentioned above, but also take microplastic into account as well as the harmful fumes plastic can emit when exposed to heat,” it added.

The first place winner – international contestant will receive a cash prize of €500, while first place winner – Nigerian contestant will receive ¦ N300,000. Second and third place winners will get €250/¦ N150,000 and €150/¦ N90,000 respectively. There will be ten honorable mentions, 20 finalists and Founder’s choice.

Registration opened last Sunday while submissions will open July 30 till August 20.