Mariam Issoufou Architects (formerly atelier masōmī) is an architecture and research firm founded in Niger, in 2014, by Mariam Issoufou. We tackle public, cultural, residential, commercial and urban design projects. The firm’s completed projects include the Hikma Community Complex, a library and mosque complex in Niger, which won two Global LafargeHolcim Awards for sustainable architecture. Other completed projects include Niamey 2000 Housing, a response to Niger’s housing crisis which was shortlisted for the 2022 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Upcoming projects include the Yantala Office in Niger, the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development in Liberia, and Bët-bi Museum in Senegal.
