AIA UK Building Tour Series 2025 - Collège Amadou Hampaté Bá by Article 25

Photo Credit: Toby Pear

Join AIA UK for an online tour of Collège Amadou Hampaté Bá by Article 25, a winner in the Professional - Medium Projects and Exemplary Performance in Sustainability categories at the 2024 AIA UK Excellence in Design Awards.

When: Thursday 29 May 2025 @ 13:30 (Eastern US Time)/ 18:30 (UK time)
Where: Online
CES Credits - Estimated 1.0 LU/HSW for AIA Members

RIBA Members may count this activity towards their CPD recording requirement.

Speaker

Toby Pear, Senior Architect, Article 25

Description

Article 25’s project for Collège Amadou Hampaté Bá in Niger was conceived as an exemplar school design for the Sahel region. The classroom blocks are built using locally-sourced laterite stone as a beautiful, affordable, low-carbon alternative to the ubiquitous cement blocks. Meanwhile the roof form, which is inspired by Francis Kéré, helps cool the interiors passively to create comfortable environments for teaching and learning in.

The project has recently been recognised with a RIBA International Award for Excellence, and awarded two prizes by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) – Medium Project Winner and Exemplary Performance in Sustainability.

Article 25’s Senior Architect Toby Pear hosts an online ‘building tour’ to present the project’s successes along with some lessons learnt.