Fatoumata Barry Explained

Birth Date:1954
Citizenship:Guinea
Alma Mater:University of Conakry
Occupation:Architect
Known For:Guinea's first woman architect
Honours:President of the Order of Architects of Guinea

Fatoumata Barry (born 1954[1]) is an architect and writer from Guinea. She is known as Guinea's first woman architect, and is a former President of the Order of Architects of Guinea.

Biography

Born in 1954 in Mamou in Middle Guinea, Barry's father was a doctor and politician.[2] She obtained her baccalaureate in 1973 from the Lycée 2 août in Donka, and subsequently studied Civil Engineering at the University of Conakry, before taking up a scholarship from Cuban President Fidel Castro to study architecture in Havana for 5 years.[3] On her return to Guinea she worked as an architect. In 2002 she established her own practice called Archi plus.[4] Known as Guinea's first woman architect, Barry was President of the Order of Architects of Guinea from 2016 to 2018.[5]

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References

  1. Web site: Ndungidi . Patrick . 2020-07-29 . Les " bâtisseuses ", 11 femmes architectes qui redéfinissent l’architecture urbaine en Afrique . 2024-08-16 . African Shapers . fr-FR.
  2. Web site: 2019-01-25 . Dame de Fer : Voici le Parcours de la première femme architecte en République de Guinée . 2024-08-16 . Actualité Feminine . fr-FR.
  3. Web site: www.actu-elles.info . 2019-02-13 . Première femme architecte de Guinée, patronne d’un cabinet d’architecture, Mme Fatoumata Barry est une femme distinguée . 2024-08-16 . ACTU-ELLES.INFO . fr-FR.
  4. Web site: Akanni . Nadjath . 2021-09-22 . Black African Women ‘Killing It’ in Architecture . 2024-08-16 . Teakisi . en-GB.
  5. Web site: FAAPA . Tenue à Conakry du 22 au 23 juillet de l’assemblée générale de l’ONAG – FAAPA FR . 2024-08-16 . en.