from the intimacy of the traditional riad to the engineering of contemporary buildings, the french-moroccan twin architects explore how cultural memory, craftsmanship, and industrialization can inform a more holistic approach to architecture.

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Mikoü sees architecture as a way of building identity

In We Are Building Ourselves, a film by Louisiana Channel, Salwa and Selma Mikoü describe architecture as a process that extends beyond the production of buildings. ‘ As architects, we are building also our own personality, our own culture, our own way to see the world. And project after project, we push boundaries that could be also our own boundaries as women,’ the architects share . For the Paris-based twin sisters, every project is a way to establish their position in the world and negotiate the cultural, professional, and personal experiences that shape their work.

That idea is reflected in a practice that brings together seemingly opposing forms of knowledge.…