Diébédo Francis Kéré

Diébédo Francis Kéré (born 10 April 1965) be Burkinabé-German"Diebedo Francis Kere becomes first African to win Pritzker architecture prize". France 24. AFP. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022. architect, dem recognize am for creating innovative works wey often be sustainable den collaborative for nature insyd. Insyd 2022, he cam turn de first native African make he receive de Pritzker Architecture Prize. Na He educate at Technische Universität Berlin, he live insyd Berlin since 1985. Parallel to ein studies, he establish de Kéré Foundation (formerly Schulbausteine für Gando), den insyd 2005 he found Kéré Architecture. Na dem recognise ein architectural practice internationally plus awards wey dey include de Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2004) for ein first building, de Gando Primary School insyd Burkina Faso, den de Global Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction (2012 Gold).

Kéré undertake projects insyd various countries wey dey include Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Togo, Sudan, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, de US, den de UK."Experts: Diébédo Francis Kéré". Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022. Insyd 2017 de Serpentine Galleries commission am make he design de Serpentine Pavilion insyd London. Na he hold professorships at de Harvard Graduate School of Design, Yale School of Architecture den de Swiss Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio. Insyd 2017 he accept de professorship for "Architectural Design and Participation" at de Technical University of Munich, den a guest professorship at Bauhaus Wiemer insyd 2020.
 Early life den education 
Na dem born Kéré insyd de village of Gando, Burkina Faso. Na he be de first kiddie insyd de village dem take am go school as ein poppie, de village chief, na he want ein eldest so make he learn how to read den translate ein letters. Since no school exist insyd Gando, na Kéré for lef ein family wen na he be 7 years old make he live plus ein uncle insyd de city. After he fini ein education, he cam turn a carpenter wey he receive a scholarship from de Carl Duisberg Society make he do an apprenticeship insyd Germany as a supervisor for development aid insyd. After he plete de apprenticeship, he go on make he study architecture at Technische Universität Berlin, wey he graduate insyd 2004.
 Career 
Kéré be known for he dey involve community insyd ein projects den for ein innovative use of vernacular materials den techniques.Holland, Oscar. "Pritzker Prize 2022: Francis Kéré becomes first African to win 'Nobel of architecture'". CNN. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

 Teaching 
Kéré work as a lecturer at Technische Universität Berlin. Insyd spring 2011, he lecture at Virginia Tech, Washington University, den de University of Texas. De summer wey dey follow he lecture at de University of Wisconsin insyd Milwaukee, den insyd autumn 2012 na he be a visiting professor at Harvard. He sanso teach at de Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio. Kéré accept a newly created professorship for Architectural design den Participation at de Technical University of Munich insyd 2017. Na dem award am a visiting professorship at de Yale School of Architecture. Insyd 2021 Kéré take a position as guest professor at de Bauhaus University insyd Weimar, Germany.Bauhaus University in Weimar (2021) "Diébédo Francis Kéré is the Bauhaus Guest Professor for the 2021/2022 Winter Semester"

 Architecture den design projects insyd Gando 
Kéré begin dey work make he design a school for ein home village of Gando while na he enrol at Technische Universität Berlin. De collaborative processes Kéré develop plus Gando inhabitants den de innovative, local den ecological techniques den materials dem create lead Kéré make he receive a Global Award for Sustainable Architecture insyd 2009.

Na Kéré ein architecture be conceived of wey dem build plus de help of village inhabitants. De village, locate at de south east of Ouagadougou, get approximately 3000 inhabitants wey dey live insyd mud huts widout access to running water anaa electricity. According to de UN Human Development Index insyd 2011, Burkina Faso be de 7th-least developed country insyd de world. Chaw residents be subsistence farmers, remaining dependent for de harsh climate wich na e restrict rainfall between October den June, den high daytime temperatures of 45 °C.

 Gando Primary School 

 Gando Mango Tree Project 
 Gando Secondary School 

As with Kéré's other projects, the secondary school uses local manpower for construction. Specialists trained by Kéré supervise members of the local community, training them in the necessary building techniques. Rather than building the walls brick by brick, Kéré has devised a quicker way of pouring mud and a small quantity of cement into a mould. 

 Atelier Gando 
Dem develop insyd 2014, de Atelier be a building wich dey function as a community center den on-site base for building projects. A group of students wey komot de Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio help Kéré plan den build de first steps of de construction.

 Oda architecture den design projects 

 Dano Secondary School 

 Centre for Earth Architecture, Mopti 

 Opera Village 

 Zhoushan Harbour Development, China 
 Medical Centre, Léo 

 International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, Geneva 

 Prizes 

 Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2004)
 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture (2009)
 Swiss Architectural Award (2010)
 Marcus prize for architecture (2011)
 Holcim Awards Gold 2011 Africa Middle East
 Global Holcim Awards 2012 Gold
 Schelling Architecture Award (2014)
 Kenneth Hudson Award for European Museum of de Year (2015)
 American Academy of Arts & Letters Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize (2017)
 Prince Claus Laureate Award (2017)
 Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture (2021)
 Pritzker Architecture Prize (2022)
 Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum (2024)

 References 

 Read further 

 Magazines (selection) 

 a+u, Japan architecture and urbanism, Structured to capture Light – 514
 arch+, Think Global Build Social – 211/212
 detail, Architectur und Baudetail – June 2013 Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
 Baumeister, Architektur-Magazine – June 2013
 Domus 962 – October 2012
 PIN UP, Berlin Special – Sring Summer 2012
 -june-2010/francis-kere ICON #3, International Design, Architecture and Culture, January 2012
 Arquitectura Viva, Africa esencial #140 2012
 Domus 949 – July–August 2011
 Domus 927 – July/August 2009

 Books (selection) 












 Videos 







 External links 
Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to Diébédo Francis Kéré.
 Kéré Architecture, official site
 Kéré Foundation organization homepage
 Festspielhaus Afrika, site for the festival opera house project
 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) talk 2010 'Step by Step: Sustainable Buildings in Africa', Francis Kere (video)
 Francis Kéré – Lecture: the challenges of sustainable construction in Burkina Faso (video)
 Diébédo Francis Kéré talk in Cape Town (video)
 Coverage of Diébédo Francis Kéré's work in Domus
 Coverage of Diébédo Francis Kéré's work in Pin-Up
 Coverage of Diébédo Francis Kéré's work in Archdaily
 Domus coverage of the National Park in Mali
 Domus feature on Kéré and architecture in Africa
 Domus Interview with Diébédo Francis Kéré
 Coverage of Diébédo Francis Kéré's work in ArchiAfrika
 Winner of the Holcim Prize

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