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110 - Bioclimatic and Ecological Architecture ft. Nzinga Mboup

April 11, 2024

NZINGA MBOUP, DAKAR-BASED, SENEGALESE ARCHITECT WHO CO-FOUNDED WOROFILA

Today in the episode of What’s Wrong With: The Podcast, we are excited to be talking with Nzinga Mboup!

Nzinga Biegueng Mboup is a Dakar-based, Senegalese architect who co-founded WOROFILA a practice that specializes in bioclimatic architecture and construction using earth and biomaterials sourced locally. In addition to her architectural practice, Nzinga has worked as a researcher for the African Futures Institute and co-authored two research projects called Habiter Dakar and Dakarmorphose that investigate the problematics of housing, heritage and identity in the city of Dakar.  Nzinga has also co-produced the installation Bunt BAN as a participant in Guests from the Future at the Biennale Architettura 2023 and starting in the summer 2023 has been appointed as the curator of the c/o Dakar program of the Canadian Centre for Architecture

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Website: https://worofila.com/en/home/

Instagram: @worofila

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