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Discover Our Team, a unique collaboration between Pratt's. School of Design in Brooklyn, New York and Fourah Bay College's School of Engineering in Freetown.

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Professors


The Equatorial Living Lab course is guided by a distinguished team of professors from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and Fourah Bay College in Freetown. This collaboration features faculty from Pratt's Architecture, Interior Design, and Industrial Design departments, along with Engineering and Architecture from Fourah Bay. These experts combine a deep understanding of sustainable design, traditional craftsmanship, and cutting-edge technologies to drive the project. Their collective experience enriches the course, equipping students with the skills needed to develop innovative, sustainable, and culturally sensitive housing solutions tailored for equatorial regions, thereby enhancing local communities and promoting ecological resilience.




Joe Ben Davies
Associate Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College



Fodei Conteh
Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College




Ridima JainVisiting ssociate Professor
Pratt Institute




Amin LaminVisiting ssociate Professor
Pratt Institute




Ken Ndomahina
Head of Department of Architecture
Fourah Bay College



Mohamed Sallu
Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College




Alpha UmaruLecturer 
Fourah Bay College



Kevin WalzVisiting Associate Professor
Fourah Bay College



Graduate Assistants


Throughout the semester, we collaborated with Graduate Students as assistants for different duties of the project. The practices that have been carried out by them so far, have been designing the project identity, the website structure and all sorts of communication needs.




Jae Hyeok Lee
Digital Product Designer 
Pratt Institute



Julia Martinez
Visual and Strategy Designer 
Pratt Institute







Students


The Equatorial Living Lab course draws a diverse and global student body from Pratt Institute and Fourah Bay College, spanning four continents. These students, from departments such as Architecture, Interior Design, Industrial Design, and Engineering, bring a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives, united by a passion for sustainable development and innovation in housing. Their international and cross-cultural experiences enhance the collaborative environment, essential for devising sustainable, culturally sensitive housing solutions suited to the unique challenges of equatorial regions.




Safiatu Alimatu Samura
Associate Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College



Sandra Esther Bangura
Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College




Fatmata Binta KargboVisiting Associate Professor
Pratt Institute



Sulaiman ContehLecturer 
Fourah Bay College





Abu Bakarr Deen Tarawally
Head of Department of Architecture
Fourah Bay College



Denisse Gregorio
Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College




Magdalena GaribaldiLecturer 
Fourah Bay College



Ashanti HamptonVisiting Associate Professor
Fourah Bay College







Yichen HeVisiting Associate Professor
Fourah Bay College


Linkexin Hou
Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College


I-Han HsiehVisiting Associate Professor
Pratt Institute



Abdul Karim Jalloh Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College







Khushali Jain
Associate Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College



Mohamed Kamara
Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College




Soojin KimVisiting Associate Professor
Pratt Institute



Alpha KanuLecturer 
Fourah Bay College




Alin Kutan
Head of Department of Architecture
Fourah Bay College



Samuel Lamrana Koroma
Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College




Bing Li Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College



Mileena Leilani
Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College





Julia MartinezLecturer 
Fourah Bay College



Alisha Rogers
Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College




Simon SalamancaLecturer 
Fourah Bay College


Yichun ShenVisiting Associate Professor
Fourah Bay College







Murad Omarr Taqi
Associate Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College



Jianing TangVisiting Associate Professor
Fourah Bay College


James TuckerVisiting Associate Professor
Pratt Institute



Hazoe WengLecturer 
Fourah Bay College





Sophie Yang
Head of Department of Architecture
Fourah Bay College



Shan Zhang
Lecturer 
Fourah Bay College




Agnes YusufuLecturer 
Fourah Bay College








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