The Future of Food, Energy & Waste Lies in Circular Cities
The future city must not simply be built; it must be cultivated. It must feed itself, power itself, clean itself, and renew itself. And it must do this without extracting more than it can give back. Rethinking the Foundations of Sustainability Circular cities are cities that remember how to breathe. At their heart lies a […]
Cluster-Based Planning: The Key to Better Urban Living
“Architecture is not the outcome of drawings but of lived choices shaped around place, ritual and rhythm.” Cities across West and Northwest Africa are expanding fast. Too often, that growth flattens local identity, fragments community life, and intensifies ecological pressure. Yet it need not. The urban cluster offers a grounded alternative: compact, walkable, and materially […]
Bamboo Urbanism So Far: Powerful Takeaways and Surprising Lessons
The enthusiasm for bamboo in West African urban design has been both exhilarating and sobering. We’ve seen workshops, pilot blocks, and research units rise. We’ve heard declarations of a “new material age.” But what has this bamboo moment really taught us? It has taught us that no single material is a magic bullet. Bamboo is […]