Visionary Nigerian architect Professor Philip Omoniyi Adetiloye has engineered Africa’s first true tetrahedral pyramid – a structure of pure geometric symmetry. Its significance was cemented on Monday when Ekiti State Tourism Director General Amb. Wale Ojo-Lanre led an inspection team, declaring it “a tectonic shift for Nigerian tourism and global design recognition.”
Rising in the red soil of Ise-Ekiti is a revolution in built form- a pyramid with four identical equilateral triangular faces (base included) – a true tetrahedron.
Unlike Egypt’s square-based monuments, this apex aligns perfectly over the centroid, achieving unprecedented symmetry. “It’s structural poetry,” notes Adetiloye. “Every angle and face is mathematically congruent – a first at this scale in Africa.”
The spectacle anchors a pioneering tourism resort in Ise-Ekiti, Ekiti State – a region strategically positioning itself as Nigeria’s next cultural and intellectual destination.
Construction is actively underway, with momentum surging after Ojo-Lanre’s high-profile Tuesday site visit. Phase-one completion is slated for late 2026.
The Director General explained that the discovery has placed Ekiti state on the globe as a destination to visit noting that it serves as Tourism Rebirth.
He emphasized that it is not just an architecture rather an economic infrastructure,. “It will magnetize global tourists seeking wonder and scholars craving innovation.
Similarly, the pyramid serves as a 3D textbook for geodesy, structural engineering, and sacred geometry.
It is an Architectural Declaration as it shatters perceptions,” asserts Adetiloye. “We’re proving Nigeria can birtht globally significant, original design.”
With precision engineering fused with advanced geomatics ensured exact spatial orientation and centroid alignment. “Building perfect symmetry demands millimeter accuracy in terrain mapping and structural calibration,” explains Adetiloye.
Local materials merge with computational design, creating a replicable model for complex geometric builds in emerging economies.
“For global architects, this is a siren call,” Ojo-Lanre emphasized during the tour. “Ekiti offers fertile ground – and political will – for audacious visions. We invite the world’s design innovators to collaborate here, where ambition meets opportunity.”
The project transcends aesthetics: it’s a case study in marrying indigenous ingenuity with cutting-edge theory.
Its success could redefine Africa’s architectural narrative – transforming Ekiti into a laboratory for the world’s boundary-pushing designers.
