How Better Urban Planning Codes Lead to Greener, Sustainable Cities
As cities across West and North West Africa continue to expand rapidly, they face immense pressures—from climate shocks to population growth and deepening inequality. Yet the policies and planning frameworks governing these urban spaces often lag behind. They are shaped more by colonial legacies and outdated models than by the needs and creativity of their […]
Reclaim Tomorrow: Co-Create Greener, Safer, More Regenerative Communities
The future of our cities will not be delivered to us. It must be built—together. Across West and North West Africa, climate stress, rapid urbanisation, and widening inequality call for a profound shift in how we shape the places we live. But this shift won’t come from concrete alone. It must emerge from collaboration, material […]
Bamboo Urban Village: Inside 2040’s Bold New Eco Cities
The Myth of the Fad The belief that bamboo is a passing trend is an insidious myth. This is not architectural fashion. It is material realism. Beneath our roads lies laterite. Older than the nation-state buildings still breathe through lime-rendered walls. These materials were never primitive—they were always appropriate. Our task is not to import […]
Circularity in Construction: Where Bamboo Belongs
Urban planning should serve both the city and its people. That principle lies at the heart of sustainable development. When we speak of circularity in construction, we speak of more than recycling. We refer to a system where buildings respect resource limits, regenerate natural systems, and strengthen social bonds. In this, bamboo has a rightful […]
Designing with Bamboo: Sustainable Materials for the Urban Public Good
Through the analogy of urban metabolism, there is an understanding in policy cirlces that cities breathe. Their streets pulse with movement, their parks hum with conversation, and their buildings stand as witnesses to history. Yet, beneath this liveliness, an old challenge lingers—how to build with care, for both people and the planet. Bamboo, often dismissed […]
Lessons from Paris Centre Parcs: Cluster Planning for Sustainability
In the search for a future where human living spaces are in harmony with nature, the concept of sustainable communities is no longer a far-off dream. It is becoming a reality. One example that demonstrates this vision is Centre Parcs Paris Village Nature, where nature, human-scale living, and smart design work together to create a […]