1st Builder

Builder | Urban development | Sustainability | Shaping future African cities.

[1st Builder @the1stbuilder]

Building a platform around:

🏗️ urban development
🧱 future African cities
🌱 sustainable construction
🏗️ architecture & innovation
🛣️ modern infrastructure

Interested in how design, construction and technology can shape Africa’s future.

[1st Builder @the1stbuilder]

A good structure should outlive the people who built it.

[1st Builder @the1stbuilder]

Behind every building are people who poured the concrete, tied the rebar, carried the blocks and made the drawings.
Structures don't build themselves.

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@MoweTwitta I heard some companies were allegedly lobbying around the Pakuro-Lotto axis so they wouldn't be affected. If that's true, then it's the residential buildings there that will suffer the most.

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What's one lesson construction has taught you about life?

[1st Builder @the1stbuilder]

Every abandoned building started as someone's dream. Construction is more than concrete; it's people's aspirations made physical.

[1st Builder @the1stbuilder]

@kayzed_model Very correct

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@kayzed_model For my dream house, I honestly don’t want my water tank this visible. But if I must choose, I’m going with the concrete base tank for better durability.

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@kayzed_model Every crack tells a story.

[1st Builder @the1stbuilder]

Every crack tells a story. The real question is whether we pay attention early enough.

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@Tope_Orus Yeah especially if you’re working in a busy area like besides road

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The strongest part of a building is often the part nobody sees. The planning and the foundation.

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@KijanYa_Foreman Bifurcated

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A good building is not defined by how fast it was completed. It's defined by how well it performs years later.

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Good construction is expensive. Bad construction is usually more expensive.

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What’s the most underrated factor in a successful construction project?

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Every completed structure is the result of thousands of decisions made correctly.

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@Dx_BallerGee @Babalogy001 Experience is valuable, but no one knows it all. That's why the Builder's Code of Ethics emphasizes on continuous professional development and lifelong learning throughout one's years of practice. The day we stop learning is the day we stop growing as professionals

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Many construction failures don’t begin at the moment of collapse. They often begin much earlier with decisions made during planning, design and execution.

[legalnaija @LegalNaija]

In 1987, Baba Adeleke bought land in Ibeju-Lekki.

It cost him ₦12,000.

He was a primary school teacher. It took him three years to save that money.

He built nothing on it. Just held it. Told his four children it was their future.

He died in 2019 believing he had given them something.

He had no idea what he had actually given them.

🧵 A thread.