The Makoko Floating School in Nigeria was built to provide education for children in the water slum community of Makoko, as the existing school was inadequate and frequently flooded. The floating school, designed by Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi, utilizes local materials like bamboo and timber to create a functional building that reflects the culture and meets the needs of the community. In China, the Dongzhong Elementary School is literally housed inside a cave, as some remote areas lack an appropriate school despite China's economic growth, and it serves students in the Miao village located in Guizhou province.

1. School school in the middle of a cave and Makoko
Floating School

2. Makoko Floating School
Prior to the commencement of the project, the children of Makoko only had access to one primary school
which was inadequate, built on reclaimed land and was frequently threatened by recurrent flooding.
In 2013, a Nigerian architect, Kunlé Adeyemi of NLÉ proposed to transform the water slum status of the
Makoko waterfront community to a floating island by creating a functional building prototype.
The floating school utilizes local materials such as bamboo, timber and resources to produce architecture
that applies to the physical, social needs of people and reflects the culture of the community. Wood is
used as the major material for the structure, support and finishing of school building

3. This is the plataform

4. Dongzhong Elementary School housed inside a cave
There is no doubt about China's economic boom, but although the increasingly
impressive buildings are being built every day, there are some areas that do not
even have an appropriate school.
Dongzhong (literally translated as "in the cave") is an elementary school located in
the Miao village, which in turn is located in the Chinese province of Guizhou