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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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
Design and Strategy
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
Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Sandra Esther Bangura
Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Fatmata Binta KargboVisiting Associate Professor
Pratt Institute
Ziwen ChengLecturer
Fourah Bay College
Sulaiman ContehLecturer
Fourah Bay College
Abu Bakarr Deen TarawallyLecturer
Fourah Bay College
Denisse GregorioHead of Department
Fourah Bay College
Magdalena GaribaldiLecturer
Fourah Bay College
Ashanti Hampton Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Yichen HeVisiting Associate Professor
Fourah Bay College
Linkexin Hou
Head of Department
Fourah Bay College
I-Han HsiehVisiting Associate Professor
Fourah Bay College
Abdul Karim Jalloh
Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Khushali Jain Visiting Associate Professor
Pratt Institute
Mohamed Kamara Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Soojin Kim Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Alpha KanuLecturer
Fourah Bay College
Alin Kutan
Head of Department
Fourah Bay College
Samuel Lamrana Koroma
Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Bing Li Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Xinhang Li Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Mileena Leilani
Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Julia Martinez
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Alisha Rogers
Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Simon SalamancaLecturer
Fourah Bay College
Paridhi SharmaLecturer
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
Evan WuLecturer
Fourah Bay College
Sophie YangLecturer
Fourah Bay College
Agnes YusufuLecturer
Fourah Bay College
Shan Zhang
Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Lili Zhu
Lecturer
Fourah Bay College