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Project Collaborator

Lauren Conroy

Researcher, Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy University of Chicago

Biography

Featured Project

NigerHeritage: Novel Solutions for Ancient and Historical Heritage

2017 – 2018

Projects

NigerHeritage: Research, Development, and Planning for Novel Museum, Cultural Center, and Field Station

NigerHeritage: Research, Development, and Planning for Novel Museum, Cultural Center, and Field Station

This collaborative effort developed designs for a museum, a cultural center for nomadic peoples, and a fossil field site—each with a distinct role in the preservation of Niger’s paleontological, archaeological and cultural heritage.

This project involved rethinking the design and function of a museum, a cultural center for nomadic peoples, and local field stations—each with a distinct role in the preservation of Niger’s unique paleontological, archaeological and cultural heritage. Scientists, social scientists, architects,...