Note:
This book explores the edition 2021 of the Kaira Looro Architecture Competition for a Women’s House in rural context Africa. This is a Non Profit Competition with the aims of raising awareness in the international community regarding the topics of gender equality and human rights; sensitizing promising young talents in the international architectural landscape about the responsibilities that designers have in society; providing an opportunity for professional growth; supporting charity projects of Humanitarian Organization Balouo Salo who organizes the event.
All 50 awarded projects are collected in this book. The winners were chosen by an international jury made up of the president of the jury Kengo Kuma (Kengo Kuma & Associates) and Benedetta Tagliabue (EMBT Miralles Tagliabue), Urko Sanchez ( Urko Sanchez Architects), Agostino Ghirardelli (SBGA), Oulimata Sarr (Regional Director of UN Women West and Central Africa), Salimata Diop Dieng ( Minister of Women, Family, Gender and Child Protection of Senegal), Lehau Victoria Maloka ( Director of Women Gender and Development Directorate of African Union Commission Azzurra Muzzonigro (Sex and the City) and the scientific committee of Balouo Salo / Kaira Looro.
All proceeds from competition and this book has been donated to humanitarian projects and to building the winning project in Senegal. |
