About UsStudio NEiDA is an interdisciplinary
architecture,
design,
curatorial and
research practice based in Berlin and Lomé. It was co-founded by the architect
Jeanne Autran-Edorh and the curator and writer Fabiola Büchele who met in 2019 while working at Studio Francis Kéré.
The practice is dedicated to equitable design processes that train an Afrocentric lens on contemporary and historic architecture discourses; their work is committed to contextual production process, the thoughtful management of environmental resources, and the celebration of craft as a vital expression of cultural and material heritage.
Studio NEiDA’s architecture is rooted in its context, made of and for its place. As showcased in the recently completed
Guesthouse Adakpame in Lomé that features raw clay brick walls and custom-designed wooden door frames and
The Falcon cinema in Berekuso which draws inspiration from Asante architectural traditions.
For their exhibitions Studio NEiDA delivers projects that balance content and strong scenography concepts. Examples include the first edition of
Les Rencontres Architecturales de Lomé (RAL #1), the accompanying Conservation / Transformation exhibition,
Considering Togo’s Architectural Heritage, the first ever Togo pavilion at the Architecture Biennale in Venice, and the
Out of Fashion installation at the Milan Triennale 2025.
Underpinning Studio NEiDA’s work is their teaching and research practice, which includes work with educational institutions such as the Berlinale International University and
SOAS (University London), as well as independent utopian proposals such as an adaptive reuse concept for the Lomé’s Hotel de la Paix ruin and the
Afrotopia interview series.
Studio NEiDA works in English, French and German.
For press coverage of Studio NEiDA head
HERE.
Prior to launching Studio NEiDA, its founders served as the Lead Design Architect and Creative Director of Studio Francis Kéré, during the firm’s Pritzker-winning tenure. They led projects including the
National Assembly of Benin, the
urban design scheme for Niamey, the
Goethe Institut in Dakar, the
Memorial Thomas Sankara in Ouagadougou,
Togo’s Centre des Cultures et Spiritualités Ewé,
Chalet Africa in Gstaad,
Counteract for the Venice Biennale Architettura 2023 by Lesley Lokko, the co-curation of the
23rd International Exhibition at the Triennale in Milan,
Arbre à Palabres at AEDES in Berlin and
Momentum of Light for Zumtobel Group.
