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20 Women Architects
Dec 18, 2025
20 Women Architects
Dec 18, 2025

Mariam Issoufou featured as one of 20 women architects who have made a name for themselves through their ingenious ideas and novel ideologies in sustainability.

Dec 18, 2025
Rolex Pavilion  in Harpers Bazaar
Dec 18, 2025
Rolex Pavilion in Harpers Bazaar
Dec 18, 2025

Rolex Pavilion, designed by Mariam Issoufou, featured in Harpers Bazaar

Dec 18, 2025
2025 UN Champion of the Earth
Dec 18, 2025
2025 UN Champion of the Earth
Dec 18, 2025

Mariam Issoufou named UN Champion of the Earth for Entrepreneurial Vision

Dec 18, 2025
 Azul Zero 2025 Award
Dec 18, 2025
Azul Zero 2025 Award
Dec 18, 2025

Mariam Issoufou is awarded the Azul Zero 2025 Award in Sustainable Architecture

Dec 18, 2025
Monocle Book of Designers on Sofas
Dec 18, 2025
Monocle Book of Designers on Sofas
Dec 18, 2025

Mariam Issoufou is one of 50 designers featured in Monocle’s Book of Designers on Sofas.

Dec 18, 2025
#Archtober: Museums as Shared Spaces: Imagining New Possibilities
Dec 18, 2025
#Archtober: Museums as Shared Spaces: Imagining New Possibilities
Dec 18, 2025

In Archtober, Mariam Issoufou Architects and the Swiss Consulate in New York hosted an event about Museums as Shared Spaces for Imagining New Possibilities.

Dec 18, 2025
Rolex Pavilion for the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
May 9, 2025
Rolex Pavilion for the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
May 9, 2025

The pavilion is inspired by Venice itself and draws on the skills of local craftspeople and utilising waste materials.

May 9, 2025
Intergenerational housing with ECD Matters journal
Jan 29, 2025
Intergenerational housing with ECD Matters journal
Jan 29, 2025

Mariam Issoufou talks to ECD Matters Journal about the importance of intergenerational housing.

Jan 29, 2025
Hikma Community Complex part of MoMA exhibition
Jan 21, 2025
Hikma Community Complex part of MoMA exhibition
Jan 21, 2025

Hikma Community Complex is part of Down to Earth, an exhibition currently taking place at MoMA in New York.

Jan 21, 2025
PIN UP: Mariam Issoufou and Adam Caruso on museums
Jan 3, 2025
PIN UP: Mariam Issoufou and Adam Caruso on museums
Jan 3, 2025

Mariam Issoufou speaks to Adam Caruso about Museums.

Jan 3, 2025
Mariam Issoufou and Lesley Lokko in conversation
Dec 20, 2024
Mariam Issoufou and Lesley Lokko in conversation
Dec 20, 2024

During the recent Irish Design Week, Mariam Issoufou and Lesley Lokko sat down for an in-depth conversation titled Imagination for Opportunity.

Dec 20, 2024
AXIS Japan
Nov 29, 2024
AXIS Japan
Nov 29, 2024

In the latest AXIS, Mariam Issoufou speaks to Maki Nakata about her practice.

Nov 29, 2024
Mariam Issoufou speaks to UNEP's Resilience The Global Adaptation Podcast
Nov 13, 2024
Mariam Issoufou speaks to UNEP's Resilience The Global Adaptation Podcast
Nov 13, 2024

Mariam Issoufou is interviewed in UNEP's podcast series exploring climate-resilient buildings. She shares her journey of using her expertise to tackle extreme heat.

Nov 13, 2024
Holcim Foundation Awards: Words with Winners
Oct 31, 2024
Holcim Foundation Awards: Words with Winners
Oct 31, 2024

Mariam Issoufou discusses the Hikma Community Complex with the Holcim Foundation.

Oct 31, 2024
Mariam Issoufou speaks to ETH Zurich News
Oct 8, 2024
Mariam Issoufou speaks to ETH Zurich News
Oct 8, 2024

Mariam Issoufou talks to ETH Zurich News, where she has held the position of Professor of Architecture Heritage and Sustainability since 2022.

Oct 8, 2024
Join the team!
Sep 25, 2024
Join the team!
Sep 25, 2024

Mariam Issoufou Architects is looking for a senior architect to join our team in New York City. This is an on-site contract position.

Sep 25, 2024
Letter From #6: Mariam Issoufou Architects
Sep 16, 2024
Letter From #6: Mariam Issoufou Architects
Sep 16, 2024

Mariam Issoufou talks to Salone del Mobile about her intersectional approach to architecture.

Sep 16, 2024
Mariam Issoufou lecture at Columbia University's GSAPP
Sep 8, 2024
Mariam Issoufou lecture at Columbia University's GSAPP
Sep 8, 2024

Mariam Issoufou will be in conversation with Mario Gooden atColumbia University's GSAPP on September 26.

Sep 8, 2024
Mariam Issoufou gives keynote at IASS 2024 in Zurich
Sep 4, 2024
Mariam Issoufou gives keynote at IASS 2024 in Zurich
Sep 4, 2024

In a talk titled Scarcity as Opportunity, Mariam Issoufou discussed how working from a position of scarcity, in places where resources are limited, has led to new opportunities.

Sep 4, 2024
Mariam Issoufou talks to the Guardian’s architecture critic, Oliver Wainwright
Sep 2, 2024
Mariam Issoufou talks to the Guardian’s architecture critic, Oliver Wainwright
Sep 2, 2024

Mariam Issoufou talks to Guardian architecture critic, Oliver Wainwright about her work at Mariam Issoufou Architects.

Sep 2, 2024
Swiss Magazine: Interview by Ringier
Aug 9, 2024
Swiss Magazine: Interview by Ringier
Aug 9, 2024

Mariam Issoufou featured in Swiss magazine "Interview by Ringier". 

Aug 9, 2024
Design Champion for the Young Climate Prize
Jun 13, 2024
Design Champion for the Young Climate Prize
Jun 13, 2024

Mariam Issoufou is the design champion for the Young Climate Prize.

Jun 13, 2024
100 Women: Architects in Practice
Apr 10, 2024
100 Women: Architects in Practice
Apr 10, 2024

100 Women: Architects in Practice features our project, Dandaji Regional Market, on the cover.

Apr 10, 2024
atelier masōmī is now Mariam Issoufou Architects
Apr 2, 2024
atelier masōmī is now Mariam Issoufou Architects
Apr 2, 2024

April marks ten years of atelier masōmī. To celebrate this milestone, we would like to announce that the firm is changing its name to Mariam Issoufou Architects.

Apr 2, 2024
50 Influential African Women Architects
Mar 31, 2024
50 Influential African Women Architects
Mar 31, 2024

50 Most Influential African Women Architects

Mar 31, 2024
Mariam Issoufou joins advisory committee for Ammodo Awards
Mar 29, 2024
Mariam Issoufou joins advisory committee for Ammodo Awards
Mar 29, 2024

Ammodo Architecture Awards promote and support socially and ecologically responsible architecture worldwide.

Mar 29, 2024
Mariam Issoufou collaborates with CB2
Mar 11, 2024
Mariam Issoufou collaborates with CB2
Mar 11, 2024

The Randa Bronze Blackened Cast Aluminum Vase designed by Mariam Issoufou for CB2.

Mar 11, 2024
50 Most Powerful Women in Architecture and Design
Mar 8, 2024
50 Most Powerful Women in Architecture and Design
Mar 8, 2024

50 Most Powerful Women in Architecture and Design

Mar 8, 2024
100 Most Influential Africans
Jan 30, 2024
100 Most Influential Africans
Jan 30, 2024

Mariam Issoufou is one of the creatives on the 2023 list of Africa’s Most Influential People.

Jan 30, 2024
We are looking for an Executive Assistant
Dec 27, 2023
We are looking for an Executive Assistant
Dec 27, 2023

We are looking for a part-time Executive Assistant to join our team in New York.

Dec 27, 2023

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