There is an interesting documentary about a famous architect called Rem Kolhaas, who (rather controversially) believes that there is much to learn from chaotic social networks in a city like Lagos... as opposed to the chinese model of shiny mega-cities. Pretty interesting stuff....
<http://www.frif.com/new2003/lag.html> '... in most North American cities we grumble about the traffic and turn up the CD. In Lagos, traffic jams are such an overwhelming feature of the city that they have become a key marketplace. When the cars stop, the trading begins. Or, as Koolhaas's report puts it, "the ubiquitous traffic jam: lulled in congestion, captive to the road's breadth, and thriving with entrepreneurial activity."....' On 8/2/07, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > > > Yeah - but brand new, landscaped roads and such - exclusively populated > > by > > government buildings. > > Indeed, the "grand tour" of Abuja I got on my one visit there in 2005 > > was > > "here is the president's house, here's the senate, here's ministry X" > > etc > >
