"We don't want to develop like Europe" says Suriname's architect minister

Suriname's Marciano Dasai is possibly the only government minister in the world who's also an architect. In this exclusive interview, he discusses the challenges facing the tiny rainforest nation.
Dasai has been Suriname's minister of spatial planning and environment since last year, having previously spent 20 years practising and teaching architecture.
"I was never into politics," he told Dezeen. "I never joined a political party."
"We're in the beginning stage of everything to do with building