Dominique Petit-Frère

Dominique Petit-Frère is a Ghanaian-Haitian spatial practitioner who combines architecture, ecology, and politics in her work through design, research and exhibitions. As the co-founder of Limbo Accra, her practice is centered on transforming unfinished building projects into new opportunities. The practice’s name is inspired by the numerous incomplete concrete structures scattered across the urban landscape of West Africa and signifies a commitment to contextually rooted, resilient and climate-appropriate designs. In 2023, the studio was awarded the Henrik F. Obel Foundation grant to develop ‘The Liminal Archive,’ Africa’s first digital archive of incomplete building projects and modernist ruins using photogrammetric scans and 3D representations. The archive has been exhibited at prestigious events such as the Sharjah Architecture Triennale and the Chicago Architecture Biennale, as well as various galleries and institutions across Europe. www.limboaccra.com