Isaac Folayan Alade (24 November 1933 – 19 June 2021) was a

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Biography

Education

Isaac attended St Phillips Elementary School in Aramoko, Ekiti and Christ's School, Ado Ekiti for his secondary education. In 1961, he graduated from the Nigerian College of Arts & Sciences and Technology Zaria (now

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) as one of the first four pioneer architecture graduates. Thereafter, he completed his post graduate studies at the

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School of Tropical Studies, London, in 1965, on a

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offer.

Career

After his post-professional training, he became an associate of the

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(R.I.B.A.) and

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(ARCUK) in 1963. He joined the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing as a Resident architect in the old Western Region and later

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City Council. In 1969, he became the first Registrar of the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON). He later joined the Federal Civil Service. He became a Fellow of the

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of the UK (F.R.S.H.) in 1965. He became Chief Project Architect in 1972, and the Director of Public Buildings in 1975. He was the first architect to become a Federal Permanent Secretary in 1976, a post he held until his retirement in 1979, after which he established his private practice, Fola Alade Associates, in 1979. He served as the General Secretary of the Nigerian Institute of Architects. He was appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the Federal

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in 1990.Fola Alade was awarded an OFR and he became a Fellow of the

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. He also held several traditional titles including the Maiyegun of Aramoko.

Personal life

Fola Alade married Yemi in 1961. They had five children. Fola Alade passed on June 19 th 2021 at the age of 87

Selected works

* 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos. * Federal Secretariat building, Ikoyi, Lagos. *

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* Remembrance Arcade,

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, Lagos. *

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* Nigerian Airforce base, Ikeja. * Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies building, Kuru, Plateau State. * National Judicial institute, Abuja. * Nigerian Embassy buildings in 11 countries.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fola-Alade, Isaac 2021 deaths 1933 births People from Ekiti State 20th-century Nigerian architects Ahmadu Bello University alumni Alumni of the Architectural Association School of Architecture Architects from Lagos University of Port Harcourt people Christ's School, Ado Ekiti alumni Nigerian permanent secretaries Recipients of the Order of the Federal Republic Associates of the Royal Institute of British Architects