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Where we lost the plot in architecture

Where we lost the plot in architecture

Last week we looked at some of the greenest buildings in the country, today we take a look at a different aspect. Experts put the 1960s to mid-1980s as the golden years of local architecture, then everything changed post 1985. Today, the industry is putting up structures that contribute more to global warming, writes AUSTINE OKANDE

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