African Heritage Dialogues: Old Fourah Bay College Rehabilitation & Activation / SONO
Event details
| Date | 10.03.2026 |
| Hour | 18:30 |
| Speaker | Aziza Chaouni: Assistant Professor, SONO Lab EPFL, Fribourg; Stephen Battle: Director, Africa Program, World Monuments Fund, Geneva; Barmmy Boy: Film-maker, WeOwnTV Freetown, Sierra Leone; Moderated by Akshar Gajjar, South X Initiative, EPFL |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
This session explores successful approaches to heritage preservation in Africa through the intersection of architectural research, conservation practice, and documentary filmmaking. It is the launch event of South North Lab (SoNo) at EPFL. Aziza Chaouni and Stephen Battle will present the collaborative rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of Old Fourah Bay College in Freetown, supported by international heritage organizations and SoNo Lab research. Filmmaker Barmmy Boy will preview his forthcoming documentary on the project. The session concludes with short films on African heritage and a discussion moderated by Akshar Gajjar.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- SONO Lab in collaboration with South X Initiative
Contact
- François Megret: [email protected], Akshar Gajjar: [email protected], Kathlyn Kao: [email protected]