SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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THE ATLANTIC
« THE FUTURE OF MUD
A Senegalese architecture firm is championing a lower-tech material than concrete to help cities prepare for climate change »
July 2022 -
TRACÉS
DOSSIER : « Architectures contemporaines sénégalaises »
Mai 2022 -
TRACÉS
« Habiter et construire Dakar aujourd’hui »
Mai 2022 -
Reuters
« Senegal architects ditch concrete for earth in revival of old techniques »
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BBC
« An earthen architecture revival in Senegal »
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World Economic Forum
« Senegal is reviving an ancient building technique to fight climate change »
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Archdaily
« Living in Dakar, A Study of Senegalese Housing & Future Development »
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LA REPUBBLICA
« Meno cemento, più terra cruda: il collettivo di architetti del Senegal che scommette sull'edilizia sostenibile per risparmiare energia e tornare alle origini »
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Le Figaro
« Ces architectes sénégalais qui préfèrent la terre au béton »
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JEUNE AFRIQUE
« Sénégal : pourquoi habiter Dakar est un cauchemar… »
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AFRIQUE MAGAZINE
« Worofila, retour à la terre »
N° 419-420 – Août/Septembre 2021 – p. 23
SELECTED AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
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BAP2! BIENNALE D'ARCHITECTURE ET DE PAYSAGE- Visible, invisible - VERSAILLES 2022
Logiques esthétiques – installation
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Ashden Award for Cooling in Informal Settlements – SHORTLISTED
Worofila, Senegal – Architectural collective specialising in ‘raw earth’ building design.
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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2021 – Selected artist/exhibitor
Reclaiming the Wolof compound – 2D work in the Large Weston Room
Clay and Typha roof insulation – 3D work in the Large Weston room
LINKS
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Elementerre
A construction company specialized in earthen construction systems
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HABITER DAKAR
How to invent a Senegalese architecture?
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CRAterre
Constructive cultures and sustainable development
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Amàco
L'atelier matières à construire
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Fact Sahel +
The network which federates the Actors of the Earthen Construction in the Sahel and its bordering countries
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bioclimatic architecture and energetic efficiency in Senegal
A guide which aims to provide information on the principles and benefits of this type of design
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Local materials and eco architecture in Senegal
Review and perspectives towards an ecological transition
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MOOC Sustainable building
A training platform dedicated to sustainable building
