Included in the FFH 20 community centers in Africa, sponsored by Architecture for Humanity, sfw and financed by FIFA. The Manica Community Center was developed by Alina Jeronimo and Paulo Carneiro and built with local and environmentally friendly materials, forming a local team of workers and integrating the local community in the development process and construction of the project.

The center’s design evokes local vernacular architecture. It was made a strong link between the building and its environment and through the material the earth structure becomes part of the cultural landscape.

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