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Atelier Masomi and Studio Chahar transform derelict Niger mosque into library

January 28, 2019 by Gregg Cocking Leave a Comment

Atelier Masomi and Studio Chahar transform derelict Niger mosque into library

Atelier Masomi and Studio Chahar have converted a former mosque into a library and community centre that sits opposite a new mosque it designed for the rural village of Dandaji, Niger. Niamey-based Atelier Masomi and Studio Chahar designed the library within the former mosque, which had fallen into disrepair and was no longer large enough to support the village's growing … [Read more...]

A public hospital in Niamey, Niger

August 20, 2018 by Gregg Cocking 1 Comment

A public hospital in Niamey, Niger

The Republic of Niger (Niger) is a landlocked country in Western Africa with over 80 percent of its land area covered by the Sahara Desert. Niger's subtropical climate is extremely hot and dry with annual average temperature up to 35 centigrade. The rainy season is from July through September. The rest of the seasons are dry seasons and its annual precipitation is low. Niamey … [Read more...]

First step for Niger school towards creating a sustainable healthy environment

August 3, 2018 by Gregg Cocking Leave a Comment

First step for Niger school towards creating a sustainable healthy environment

The American International School in Niamey currently has academic facilities organized around a calm, shaded green space. The extension scheme by Atelier Masomi pushes that notion forward and creates additional "quads" throughout the site. They will each serve a different purpose that complements the academic quad area. Phase 1 of the project organizes a set of small … [Read more...]

Regional market for Dandaji, Niger

March 7, 2018 by Gregg Cocking Leave a Comment

Regional market for Dandaji, Niger

In rural Niger, markets run on a weekly basis, allowing sellers to move from village to village all week long to offer their products. With a rapidly increasing population, the village Dandaji felt a need for a more permanent market for its own inhabitants to both procure and sell goods in a more consistent way. The current weekly market is organized around an ancestral tree … [Read more...]

Profile: Racines Architecture

October 10, 2017 by Gregg Cocking Leave a Comment

Profile: Racines Architecture

Racines Architecture recently won first prize for their project, 'Les pieds sur terre' in the CISP-Niger competition for an Earth Pavilion in the Niamey Boubou Hama Museum. Africanism chatted to Abiola Akandé Yayi: Can you give us a short background on yourself and your practice? I’m Beninese and was born in 1988 in my country. Seven years ago I came to Brazil to make my … [Read more...]

Winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Middle East Africa

September 11, 2017 by Gregg Cocking Leave a Comment

Winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 for Middle East Africa

Sustainability in building is rapidly gaining significance in the Middle East Africa region – particularly among female professionals and young graduates in architecture and engineering. This was clearly seen at the prize-handover ceremony for the regional LafargeHolcim Awards in Nairobi, Kenya. The majority of the 12 prize-winning projects dealt with education and the … [Read more...]

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