La Maison
du Peuple
Location:
Ougadougou, Burkina Faso https://goo.gl/maps/9wfKvPXRNszCk9q46
Architect:
René Faublée
[b. 1906 (Saint-Quentin) - d. 1991 (Paris)] Graduate of l'Ecole parisienne des Beaux-Arts
Area:
42 000 m²
Year:
1965 (inauguration)
Year of independence:
1960 (from France)
Archival images courtesy of Michel Faublée
Program:
2,500-seat theater, a hall of honor, two vast pavilions, a track and a technical cabin for radio broadcasting, as well as restaurants and bars on a large courtyard.
2,500-seat theater, a hall of honor, two vast pavilions, a track and a technical cabin for radio broadcasting, as well as restaurants and bars on a large courtyard.
Our activities:
We are currently commencing a full diagnosis of the site with local partners, with training for local students (supported by World Monuments Fund).
Protection:
None
Current status:
One of twenty-five global sites at risk on the 2022 World Monuments Fund Watch List. In 2023, Aziza Chaouni Projects began working on the Conservation Management Plan with World Monuments Fund and Amélie Essesse.
We are currently commencing a full diagnosis of the site with local partners, with training for local students (supported by World Monuments Fund).
Protection:
None
Current status:
One of twenty-five global sites at risk on the 2022 World Monuments Fund Watch List. In 2023, Aziza Chaouni Projects began working on the Conservation Management Plan with World Monuments Fund and Amélie Essesse.