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Niamey 2000
Niamey, Niger. 2016. Housing.
Niamey 2000 is a 1,700 square meter (18,000 ft2) housing development designed in response to the housing crisis in Niamey, the capital of Niger. By increasing density, the project proposes a new model for urban housing.
Niamey is home to over one million inhabitants. A majority of the population is poor and only about 20 percent of residents could be classified as middle-class and above.
Nevertheless, the socio-economic makeup of the city has shifted dramatically in recent years, and stronger economic growth has fueled migration to the city and a sizable increase in the middle-class population.
Property in the older, affluent neighborhoods remains unobtainable, forcing the low-to-middle income population to seek affordable housing further from the city center.
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