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fromArchDaily
2 days ago

"Each Constraint Becomes More of an Opportunity": In Conversation With Holcim Award Winner THINK TANK architecture

The Zando Central Market redevelopment in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, designed by THINK TANK architecture, has been selected among the 20 winning projects of the 2025 Holcim Foundation Awards in the Middle East and Africa region. Originally designed for 3,500 traders and now accommodating more than 20,000 vendors, the market has long operated under conditions of severe overcrowding and infrastructural strain.
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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 week ago

concrete canopies and porous brick walls form central market redevelopment in congo

Redeveloped Zando Central Market in Kinshasa now accommodates 20,000 vendors with climate-responsive concrete and terracotta design, prioritizing passive ventilation and public services.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Historic market in Kinshasa ready to reopen to a million shoppers a day after five-year makeover

I started out getting vegetables from Goma and selling them in this market. I never expected to be the one rebuilding it decades later, says Bakarani. We have built a market with local people, especially our mothers and sisters, in mind. We have kept the concept of the old one but have enlarged it, and it is more functional. It was a nightmare imagine what it was like for our mothers or sisters selling there exposed to the sun from morning till evening Dieudonne Bakarani
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