Protecting the earthen architecture of the Old City of Agadez, Niger

The city of Agadez was built along caravan roads before the 15th century and boasts a rich diversity of architectural styles. The earthen architecture houses built around the Great Mosque are decorated with different complex shapes and patterns. The mosque's minaret is one of the tallest mudbrick structures in the world. Through a combination of drastic climate change, which has provoked flash floods, and civil unrest resulting in bombings in 2013, there is an urgent need for a comprehensive preservation of this site. This project documented and restored the Great Mosque and 20 surrounding houses, as well as contributed to local capacity building to ensure that the community has the tools to maintain these buildings.