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Arc . Dr . Lanre Towry-Coker
DIP . ARCH , FNIA , FRIBA , ACI . Arb . OPM ( Harvard ), Ph . D ( Planning ) is indeed an inspiration and a role-model . His service to the Architecture Profession brings deserved recognition for his lifetime of achievements . Dr . Towry Coker ’ s impressive achievement runs the gamut from award-winning designs to outstanding firm leadership to creative and innovative service .
As an ardent believer of the potentials of this country , he provided leadership in moving the society forward by being a member of various committees on Housing matters , Transportation issues and the Sustainability of Megacities in Developing Countries .
During his tenure as the pioneer Honourable Commissioner for Housing in Lagos State between 1999 – 2003 , he completed four large abandoned Housing Estates and initiated fifteen others in the State . He has also served in different offices in Lagos State as Chairman , Lagos State Waste Disposal Board ( 1984- 85 ); Chairman , Lagos State Luna Parks ( 1985 ); Chairman , Lagos State Investment Promotion Council ; Member , Lagos State Tenders Board and Member , Technical Committee on Open Spaces . At the National level , Arc . Towry-Coker served as a Member of the Presidential Technical Committee on Housing and Urban Development between 2001-2002 and also as Special Adviser on Housing and Urban Development for the during which he conducted a study on the approach to Housing delivery in South Africa .
Towry-Coker Associates founded in 1976 as an Architectural Firm by Dr . Lanre Towry-Coker has since grown into a large multi-disciplinary practice of Architects , Project Managers , Planners , Interior Designers , Landscape Designers and Quantity Surveyors . With expertise garnered over 40 years , TCA has remained in the frontline of the profession , winning design competitions locally and internationally , which include : Master Plan for the then new Federal Capital in Abuja ( 1977 ), Abuja Sheraton Hotel , Abuja International Conference Centre , Mobil Oil Residential Development V / I , Shell Residential Development , Ikoyi , World Bank Mission HQ in Abuja , amongst others .
Arc . Dr . Lanre Towry-Coker served the Nigerian Institute of Architects as Chairman , Public Relations Committee and Chairman , International Relations Committee , during which he led numerous delegations of the Institute to events of International Professional Bodies like the Australian Commonwealth Institute of Architects , World Photo-Voltaic Association , International Union of Architects and the U . S . Building Business Symposium in 1997 . He has represented our noble profession well and his latest achievement makes us proud .
The Executive Council and entire Membership of the Nigerian Institute of Architects congratulate and celebrate Arc . Dr . Lanre Towry-Coker as the first Nigerian to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in recognition of your influence in both the public and private sectors . It is an honour well-deserved .
Arc . Tonye Oliver Braide , FNIA
President , Nigerian Institute of Architects
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