2024-05-15T14:27:59-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150422616/seeking-expansion-atelier-mas-m-rebrands-to-mariam-issoufou-architects Josh Niland 2024-04-02T18:50:00-04:00 >2024-04-03T14:42:44-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/30/30e01b348cdfe8a769033eca0f90ca5f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The ten-year-old practice known as <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150189117/atelier-maso-mi" target="_blank">atelier mas&#333;m&#299;</a> has announced it is rebranding as Mariam Issoufou Architects. </p> <p>Formed by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1620927/mariam-kamara" target="_blank">Mariam Issoufou</a> (n&eacute;e Kamara) shortly after her graduation from the <a href="https://archinect.com/UWBE" target="_blank">University of Washington</a>, the Niger-based practice is now a widely known entity with projects featured in exhibitions worldwide and their name included as finalists for several top industry honors, such as the 2019 <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/7470/mariam-kamara-founder-of-atelier-mas-m-named-as-2019-prince-claus-award-laureate" target="_blank">Prince Claus</a> and Royal Academy Dorfman awards, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150188993/2020-w-awards-celebrate-design-excellence-while-showcasing-architecture-s-female-voices" target="_blank">2020 Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture nomination</a>, and <a href="https://bustler.net/news/8762/twenty-unique-projects-shortlisted-for-the-aga-khan-award-for-architecture" target="_blank">2022 Aga Khan Award shortlist.</a> </p> <p>In an announcement detailing the name change, the studio said: "We have seen a growing interest in our work and our intersectional approach to sustainability from South America, North America, Middle East and Europe. This expansion in the geographic scope of our work has presented an opportunity for us to open a design studio in New York, where our founder and principal, Mariam Issoufou, is building a team. Through her <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150320686/mariam-kamara-highlights-a-diverse-group-of-new-faculty-appointments-at-the-eth-zurich" target="_blank">professorship at ETH Zu...</a></p>