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Alioune Diop University of Bambey
Alioune Diop University of Bambey (French: Université Alioune Diop de Bambey) is a public higher education institution located in Bambey in the Diourbel region of west-central Senegal. The university is a member of the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie.[1] HistoryCreated in January 2007, the Regional University College of Bambey was converted into a university in November 2009 (Decree n° 2009–1221).[2] It was part of the Senegalese government's efforts to decentralise higher-education provision, seeking to encourage youth to stay in rural areas and to provide educational programmes appropriate to these contexts.[3] In August 2011, the institution took the name "Alioune Diop University of Bambey",[4] in tribute to Alioune Diop, founder of the magazine Présence africaine. Bambey Campus ExtensionIn 2017, Alioune Diop University added a new lecture building to its Bambey campus.[5] A large tree on campus inspired the building's design, and like the tree, the building was intended to offer shelter, shade, and freshness for students.[6] Designed by architects IDOM of Bilbao, Spain[5] the lecture building incorporates sustainable elements to cope with environmental challenges such as the rainy season[7] and scarce resources.[8] The structure comprises a 500-seat lecture hall, five 50-student classrooms, eight 100-student classrooms, three laboratories, ten lecturers' offices and two meeting rooms.[9] The architects found a way to keep the temperature cool without the use of air conditioning.[7] Even when the temperature outside reaches 40 degrees Celsius, the interior can remain a comfortable 25 degrees Celsius.[7] One bioclimatic strategy the architects used was a large double roof canopy which allows air to circulate.[7] A cantilevered roof provides shade along the south side of the building.[7] The building also incorporates locally sourced, air-permeable bricks to form a latticework, filtering sunlight while allowing airflow.[7][10] The campus experiences flooding from torrential rain during the rainy season, from December to May.[7] To prevent the building from flooding, an infiltration reservoir on one side collects water.[7] This enables plants to grow on rafts,[11] including citronella, which is intended to minimize mosquito populations near the building[7] Waste water filters through a system using activated sludge.[11] The Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit was announced as one of the six 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners.[12][13] Award jurors were impressed with how the architects coped with environmental challenges while remaining sensitive to sustainability issues.[7]
The building houses training and research facilities for applied sciences and information and communications technology.[7] The amphitheatre, classrooms, technology rooms, and laboratories can accommodate up to 1,500 students.[7] See alsoReferences
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