Things Fall Apart - The Atavist Magazine

A feat of elegant design wowed elite architects and promised to bring education to poor children in Nigeria. Then it collapsed.

Things Fall Apart A feat of elegant design wowed elite architects and promised to bring education to poor children in Nigeria. Then it collapsed. by Allyn Gaestel The Atavist Magazine, No. 76 Allyn Gaestel is a writer based in Lagos, Nigeria. Her work in print and online has appeared through The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and Al Jazeera, among other publications. Editor: Seyward Darby Designer: Jefferson Rabb Copy Editor: Sean Cooper Fact Checker: Adam Przybyl Images: Iwan Baan for NLÉ; Allyn Gaestel Drawings: NLÉ; Allyn Gaestel Published in Feb

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