From the impressive mud-based architecture in Djenné, Mali to the great mosque of Djenne, these structures showcase the ...

Kate Otten, the founding architect of Kate Otten Architects, talks about the Houghton Jumu'ah Mosque by Muhammad Mayet Architects + Urban Designers and Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil.

mud brick, hay and coated with whitewashed plaster. Four domes, unequal in size, are huddled close to one another, giving the mosque its unique appearance. They were built in ascending disk-like ...

Thousands of Malians carrying buckets and jugs of mud joined the annual replastering ... a key ritual that maintains the integrity of the Great Mosque of Djenne in the center of the country.