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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.
I believe architecture is not just about creating beautiful objects, but about creating beautiful relationships between people.
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.
We believe in generosity, in the idea that architecture should give more than it takes.
Every line we draw carries responsibility.
We design for the human experience first and foremost.
We are interested in the spaces between buildings as much as the buildings themselves.
We see each building as a gift to the city.
We strive to create spaces that are both functional and poetic.