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In the realm of this project, we step into the shoes of a child, traversing a landscape where curiosity reigns supreme. Birthplace holds no sway; rather, it is the boundless spirit of exploration that guides us. Here, in the realm of childhood wonder, questions cascade like a babbling brook: Why? How? What?
Project name
Playful Primary School
Location
Senegal
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Built in the heart of Mbour, Senegal, nestled in the fertile province of Nguerigne Serere, lies a unique experimental project; an architecturally expressive house built using raw, local materials – chiefly, rammed earth: U:BIKIWITI HOUSE.
Project name
U:BIKWITI HOUSE
Architecture firm
ID+EA
Location
Nguerigne, Senegal
Photography
SEYNI BA/ID+EA
The project introduces a flexible space aimed at addressing hunger in highly polluted regions of Africa. Its purpose is to ensure food security in areas that face challenges of soil and water contamination, leading to malnutrition. The architectural program comprises circular free-standing structures that enclose a courtyard, serving as a secure sp...
Project name
Le Phare | an architectural prototype for combating hunger in polluted areas in Africa
Architecture firm
Five Egyptian Architects + in Collaboration with a specialized scientist
Location
Sédhiou Region, Senegal
Tools used
Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop
An architectural competition for the protection of the right to education. The challenge of 20232's edition is to design a ‘Primary School’ in Southern of Senegal. We are looking for a new school model that can protect and foster the development of every child's potential!
Organizer
Kaira Looro Architecture Competition & Balouo Salo Humanitarian Organization
Category
Architecture Competition for young architect
Eligibility
Students, architects, designer and anyone wants to explore the competition theme. You can register as an individual or team with at maximum 5 members. All the teams must have at least one component having age between 18 and 35 years old at least until the end of the competition
Register
https://www.kairalooro.com
The school looks to facilitate environments that cater to a child’s creative freedom and knowledge. Upon entering the school, people are met with a large semi covered outdoor library space, which acts as the very hearth of the entire design. The school is visually divided into three sectors with the green pockets becoming major points of multilevel...
Project name
The Earth School
Architecture firm
Abhijit Prasanth and Asjad Ahmed
Location
Kafountine, Senegal
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk Revit, Lumion, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Water is at the center of this proposal for a secondary school built with and in response to the earth around it. Harnessing the energy and utility of natural earth elements, the design employs various strategies to create a continuous, closed loop of sustainable systems.
Project name
Moving Water: Earth School in Senegal
Architecture firm
Jeanne Schultz Design Studio, Adeyemo Shokunbi
Location
Kafountine, Senegal
Tower of Life is a project proposal for an iconic tower in Dakar, Senegal. Speculating the active role Africa can play on a global level, leading a design agenda where ecology, bio-computation, material engineering, decentralized economy, and sustainable development triumph.
Project name
Tower of Life
Architecture firm
Bad. Built by Associative Data
Location
Dakar, Senegal, Africa
An architecture competition that protects health and prevent malnutrition. The winning project will be built in southern Senegal. The ‘Children’s House’ should be a welcoming place where activities aimed at preventing child malnutrition can be carried out in a rural environment of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Organizer
Kaira Looro Competition, Balouo Salo Humanitarian Organization
Category
Architecture
Eligibility
Architects, students, designers and engineers from anywhere in the world in individual participation or with a team with at least 1 member under 35
Register
https://www.kairalooro.com