Diébédo Francis Kéré

**Diébédo Francis Kéré** (born 10 April 1965) be Burkinabé-German 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. 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.

### 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.

### 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&nbsp;°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

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## External links
Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to ******.
* 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