Remember her name: Fatima-Azzahra Bendahmane. She is the only Moroccan to be honoured by LafargeHolcim in the sustainable construction competition for the Africa and Middle East region. Held in Nairobi, Kenya, this international competition brought together 5,085 competitors from 121 countries. Fatima-Azzahra Bendahmane won the silver prize with her project to build a primary school and a centre for craft trades in the locality of Aït Ben Haddou, in the Ouarzazate region. The young Moroccan architect’s project also stood out for its use of traditional materials for sustainable construction.
