"Mariam Issoufou Architects, formerly atelier masōmī, is a research-based practice whose designs are creative responses to identity, place, and history. Their work 'tackle(s) public, cultural, residential, commercial and urban design projects' across the US, Europe and Africa. The firm’s completed projects include the Hikma Community Complex, Niamey 2000, and Dandaji Regional Market. Upcoming projects include Yantala Office in Niger, the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development in Liberia, and the Bët-bi Museum in Senegal. The practice has been on the AD100 list since 2021 and exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2021, 2023 and was commissioned to re-design the biennial’s Rolex Pavilion in 2025."