Increasing the Performance of Physical Infrastructure: An Architectural Perspective
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Infrastructure development is the source of
determining the performance of democratic leaders and it is the
substance of good democratic power. Sufficiency of the physical
infrastructure is paramount for economic integration and
development. This study aims to investigate the efficiency of
physical infrastructure from an architectural perspective
through public buildings performance evaluation. The paper
observes previous studies which have identified valid problems
relating to the performance of physical infrastructure especially
in public buildings. Using secondary data from literature and
existing conditions of two public buildings in South-west Nigeria,
this paper examines observations on the selected buildings. Each
building was visited and the spaces observed were public spaces
within the buildings as access to all parts were restricted.
Respondents were the occupants and building users within these
public spaces. Questions were asked to the respondents and the
answers were recorded by the researcher. The building condition
rating scale provided the framework for observations. The
finding shows that the challenges in the public buildings are
abundant and comprise of funding, technology for development,
maintenance and design. The study concludes that Nigeria
Government has the power to put the buildings in place and
providing good infrastructure will brand our environment as
habitable for the end users. Infrastructure development in
democratic power or governance involves ascertaining the
veracious development, executing feasibility and sustainability
studies and implementing the physical development of the
project. Based on the findings, it is recommended that
sustainability, inclusivity and technology should be prioritized in
all national sectors in order to brave the efficiency challenges of
the 21st century society.
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TH Building construction