Early Life and Education Cheikh Ndiaye, a senegalese artist born in 1970 in Dakar, has been fascinated by the world of architecture and urbanism since his earliest days. From childhood, he nurtured an unwavering interest in how buildings shape human experience and contribute to the narrative of a place. He pursued this passion academically, graduating from École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Dakar—a prestigious institution recognized fo…