Cotonou is about to inaugurate the Sèmè-One building, a start-up incubator with regional ambitions. Abdoul Halim Asouma, the person in charge of the construction of the Sème-One start-up incubator, wanted to make these 4,250 m2 entirely dedicated to research and new technologies, “an innovative and intelligent building”, with low energy consumption, and at the forefront […]
In Benin, the Akpakpa Dodomey Enagnon neighborhood in Cotonou is known throughout the country. It has produced a number of soccer players for the national team and has long had a bad reputation. This precarious and cosmopolitan neighborhood has more than 20,000 inhabitants. An NGO, l’Atelier des Griots, which brings together architects and urban planners, […]
A chaque fois que je regarde ces établissements informels, j’ai de l’espoir.
J’ai de l’espoir en tant qu’être vivant car je vois qu’il n’y a pas besoin d’être riche pour avoir un espace d’habitation.
J’ai encore plus d’espoir en tant qu’architecte car je vois la solution à nos défis architecturaux et urbains au Bénin, en Afrique et partout dans le monde.