Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) LLP Europe has designed a masterplan for a new Nigerian city with a focus on boosting foreign direct investment and creating tens of thousands of jobs. Alárò City is a mixed-income, city-scale development with modern employment, including industrial and logistics locations, complemented by offices, homes, schools, healthcare facilities, hotels, entertainment, and 150 hectares (370 acres) of parks and open spaces.