The ten-year-old practice known as atelier masōmī has announced it is rebranding as Mariam Issoufou Architects.

Formed by Mariam Issoufou (née Kamara) shortly after her graduation from the University of Washington, 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 Prince Claus and Royal Academy Dorfman awards, 2020 Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture nomination, and 2022 Aga Khan Award shortlist.

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 professorship at ETH Zurich, Mariam’s academic and research activities have expanded beyond our office in Niamey. This expansion has also necessitated a need to consolidate our work under one brand."

Issoufou's work is currently featured in the new RIBA publication 100 Women: Architects in Practice.

Recent commissions include the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center in Liberia and the studio's participation in the 2023 Venice Biennale. Throughout, she and her team have espoused an approach to architecture that advances "local vernaculars, aesthetics, spatial conceptions and building techniques" as inspired by the architecture she familiarized herself with during childhood in West Africa.

"The past ten years have been full of ups and downs. We could not have made it this far without our dedicated teams in Niger, New York and Zurich," their statement ends by saying. "Our heartfelt thanks also go out to our visionary clients and collaborators, without whom our work would not be possible. We are thankful to all who have been part of our journey this far, and hope to have you along as Mariam Issoufou Architects enters the next stage."