Residence, Nigerian President, Ibadan

Although Frank Lloyd Wright’s theories on organic architecture were promoted at OU, the students were free to explore other architectural approaches. OU student Ebun Faturoti, who became a famous architect in Nigeria, designed a proposed house for the New President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, established a few years before. The project is a well-balanced composition of volumes inspired by International Style motifs rather than organic architecture principles. The design solution consists of a series of structures and buildings. A ceremonial hall, that is the main building of the complex, is arranged between two courts in the middle of the composition.