The early partners of the firm were deeply attracted by the characteristic landscape and culture of the African land. They believed that the modernity of the building should not be at the expense of the local culture and surrounding environmental characteristics. Therefore, every project of the firm during this period was looking for the soul of the land where it is located to interpret it into the architectural space. The main representative works include: black Culture Museum, Dakar University, planning of Senegal's new capital, etc.