Contrasts and challenges of Lagos, Africa’s largest city
Lagos, Africa’s largest and soon the world’s largest city, is a city of inequality that faces a multitude of challenges.
School renovations in rural Tanzania with C-re-aid
In 2019-2020 I managed two school renovations in Shimbwe village in Northern Tanzania while working for architectural NGO Cr-e-aid.
Bridge building with Toni Rüttimann and rural communities of Myanmar
Toni Rüttimann has built more than 830 bridges together with local partners and rural communities in 13 countries, including more than 130 bridges Myanmar.
Earthbag domes of Dome Lombok: From ecotourism to earthquake-resistant housing
Dome Lombok is building an ecoresort of earthbag domes on the Indonesian island of Lombok, and the technique is also proving to be valuable for affordable housing in the earthquake-prone country.
Build with Gambia Earth Architecture Workshop: Social architecture in practice at Kantora Arts Village
Build with Gambia Earth Architecture Workshop was a project at Kantora Arts Village aiming to create a positive social impact through architecture.
Abetenim Arts Village and the rammed earth schools of Ghana
Abetenim Arts Village is a vocational school project in rural Ghana that is promoting earth building techniques, in particular rammed earth.
Participatory design of WASH in schools with UNICEF Guinea-Bissau
In January 2019 I took part in an in-situ studio in Guinea-Bissau where we used participatory design to design inclusive sanitation facilities for schools.
Artistic action and clay oven construction at Portes et Passages du Retour art center
Portes et Passages du Retour is a holistic art center in Senegal where art becomes a tool for social change.
The Nubian vault is transforming low-cost housing in West Africa
The Nubian Vault Association is improving housing conditions, fighting climate change and creating employment in West Africa by facilitating a market in earth brick vaults.
Innovative agriculture meets entrepreneurship at MyFarm
MyFarm is an educational demonstration farm that is improving livelihoods in The Gambia by promoting agricultural innovation and entrepreneurship.