James George is a thinker, researcher, teacher, and architect. He studied architecture at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria before going on to become Head of Design at Design Union, Nigeria. Currently, he is the Head of Design of HTL where his immediate focus is on Innovative Sustainable Solutions and Future African Cities. He is a nominee for the…

The Come-up Series is a collaboration between Studio 400 Podcast and The N.A.R.P. (Please check them out on Instagram - @_n.a.r.p). On the Come-Up Series, we'd be sitting with some of our favourite architects to talk about life and their career journeys. In the concluding part of our conversation with Seun Oduwole, he tells us about his experiences…

Introducing the Come-up Series. The Come-up Series is a collaboration between Studio 400 Podcast and The N.A.R.P. (Please check them out on Instagram - @_n.a.r.p). On the Come-Up Series, we'd be sitting with some of our favourite architects to talk about life and their career journeys. Our first guest is Seun Oduwole Principal of SI.SA (Studio Imag…

For the past few weeks, Nigerians all over the world have been calling for an end to police brutality. These protests have gone on to mark the beginning of a call for good governance and accountability across the board. On this podcast episode, I examine all these happenings through the lens of architecture and urban design. Support the show…

I sat with my friends from undergraduate school to discuss what going abroad for our masters was like after spending about 16+ years within the Nigerian Education System. We spoke about the culture shock, missing home, racism and how the application process was like. Enjoy! For any feedback or enquiries, please send a direct message to @studio400.p…

The conversation with Damilare, Laolu and Paul was so long and insightful that we couldn't stick to a single 30-minute episode. So, here is the concluding part of our discussion on Nigerian Architecture. We had so much fun learning and bantering each other and we hope you enjoy listening to it too. If you have any questions, please feel free to sen…

On this episode, I spoke to Damilare, Paul, Laolu and I sat to discuss what Nigerian architecture looks like if we have one or what it should be if we were interested in creating an identity. This was a really insightful discussion and many references both local and international were mentioned. If you have any questions about what we spoke about, …

This is the concluding part of Dear Architecture Student. If you've not listened to the previous episode, it might help if you start from there. Here, we continued the conversation Timeyin, Ini and Soji about undergraduate education and we spoke about the bias of lecturers and how students were also part of the problem. We also spoke and laughed ab…

In this episode, I had a chat with Timeyin, Soji and Ini. We spoke about our experiences in Architecture School in Nigeria and how it affected us for better or for worse. Support the showOleh Studio 400

In this episode, I sat with Dotun Ade to have a conversation on the currents state of housing in Nigeria and different solutions both conventional and unconventional. We also discussed the role of the professional bodies and legislature in helping to close the gap. Please listen and enjoy! Support the show…

An introduction to the podcast including background and what Studio 400 is about Support the showOleh http://Studio 400