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I am an architect, not an artisan. My canvas is the world around me and my strokes are the artificial visages that identifies man to place. A comparative review by ACAN revealed Nigerian architects earn a meager fee compared to Ghana, Malaysia, S. Africa, UK, USA and Australia. The regulatory bodies recommended that all fees begin at 4.75% of entire project or negotiations do not fall far from #250 000.

My cohorts are "lucky" to get 8% of #250 000. My profession is not a science; its not an art; we slave in a cesspool because we are not valued and have no values. These values are only sight-able beyond our borders: Dubai - Burj Calif, Australia - Sydney Opera, London - Big Ben, NY - Lady Liberty. Envelopes we'd gullibly let go of currency to experience. I know no architect in Nigeria but I can sing the spaces of foreign designers and their spaces in conversations.

My field is not unique to this plight. However, this was composed for a thread, though with well meaning contributors, whose information and experience promotes the archi-sphere of triangle on square. - Happy travels to expensive and inexpensive abroads as you check your bucket list(s) each time you engage in their archi-sphere.

https://www.scribd.com/mobile/doc/97858808/Nigerian-Architect-Fees