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Mathematics is the science of order and patterns, and it is this order that allows us to understand the world around us.
Mathematics teaches us to think logically and creatively at the same time.
In mathematics, truth is somewhere out there in a place we don’t yet know, and the only way we can hope to find it is by exploring.
Architecture is the physical manifestation of our cultural values.
We don't need more icons, we need more good buildings.
Architecture is the art of reconciliation between ourselves and the world.
We must resist the temptation to make architecture that is only about itself.
We don't make objects, we make places.
We have to be careful not to become stylists.
The sun is our most powerful tool in Africa. We must learn to work with it, not against it.
Every building should be a teacher. It should teach us about light, about air, about how to live together.
In Burkina Faso, we have a saying: 'A tree takes time to grow.' Good architecture also takes time.
The materials we use should tell a story - the story of where they come from and the people who work with them.
I wanted to create something that would make my community proud, something that would show we can do great things with our own hands.
Our work is about revealing potential, not imposing solutions.
Every intervention should leave things better than we found them.
We prefer to work with the ordinary because it's where real life happens.
The city is a living organism that we must treat with care.
Our approach is to observe carefully before acting.
We work with what is there because it has value.