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Diébédo Francis Kéré

German-Burkinabe architect

Diébédo Francis Kéré (born 10 April 1965) be Burkinabé-German[1] architect, dem recognize am for creating innovative works wey often be sustainable den collaborative for nature insyd.[2] Insyd 2022, he cam turn de first native African make he receive de Pritzker Architecture Prize.[3][4] 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).

Diébédo Francis Kéré
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGermany, Burkina Faso Edit
Name wey dem give amFrancis Edit
Family nameKéré Edit
Ein date of birth10 April 1965 Edit
Place dem born amGando Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signGerman, English, French Edit
Ein occupationarchitect Edit
Field for workarchitecture, sustainable architecture Edit
Position eholdvisiting scholar Edit
Educate forTechnische Universität Berlin Edit
Work locationBerlin Edit
Member ofAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.kerearchitecture.com/ Edit
Has works in the collectionMuseum of Modern Art Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit

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.[5] 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

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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.[6]

Career

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Kéré be known for he dey involve community insyd ein projects den for ein innovative use of vernacular materials den techniques.[7][8]

Teaching

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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.[9]

Architecture den design projects insyd Gando

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Gando, Burkina Faso

Kéré begin dey work make he design a school for ein home village of Gando while na he enrol at Technische Universität Berlin.[10] 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.[11]

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

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Primary School insyd Gando

Gando Mango Tree Project

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Gando Secondary School

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Secondary school insyd Gando

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

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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.[12]

Oda architecture den design projects

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Dano Secondary School

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Secondary school insyd Dano, Burkina Faso

Centre for Earth Architecture, Mopti

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Centre for Earth Architecture insyd Mopti, Mali

Opera Village

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Construction of de Remdoogo Opera Village insyd Laongo, Burkina Faso

Zhoushan Harbour Development, China

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Medical Centre, Léo

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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, Geneva

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Prizes

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  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2004)[13][14]
  • Global Award for Sustainable Architecture (2009)[15][16][17]
  • Swiss Architectural Award (2010)[18]
  • Marcus prize for architecture (2011)[19]
  • Holcim Awards Gold 2011 Africa Middle East[20]
  • Global Holcim Awards 2012 Gold[21]
  • Schelling Architecture Award (2014)[22]
  • Kenneth Hudson Award for European Museum of de Year (2015)[23][24]
  • American Academy of Arts & Letters Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize (2017)[25]
  • Prince Claus Laureate Award (2017)[26][27]
  • Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture (2021)[28]
  • Pritzker Architecture Prize (2022)[29]
  • Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum (2024)[30]

References

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  1. ↑ "Diebedo Francis Kere becomes first African to win Pritzker architecture prize". France 24. AFP. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Pogrebin, Robin (15 March 2022). "Pritzker Prize Goes to Architect From West Africa". The New York Times (in American English). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Moreira, Paulo (21 March 2022). "The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted world's biggest prize". The Conversation (in English). Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. ↑ Wainwright, Oliver (15 March 2022). "'It is unbelievable': Francis Kéré becomes first black architect to win the Pritzker prize". The Guardian (in English). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Experts: Diébédo Francis Kéré". Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Experts: Diébédo Francis Kéré". Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. March 16, 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  7. ↑ Baratto, Romullo (2022-03-16). ""It's Not Because You Are Limited in Resources That You Should Accept Mediocrity": Interview with Francis Kéré, 2022 Pritzker Winner". ArchDaily (in American English). Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  8. ↑ Holland, Oscar. "Pritzker Prize 2022: Francis Kéré becomes first African to win 'Nobel of architecture'". CNN. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Bauhaus University in Weimar (2021) "Diébédo Francis Kéré is the Bauhaus Guest Professor for the 2021/2022 Winter Semester"
  10. ↑ "Diébédo Francis Kéré | The Pritzker Architecture Prize". www.pritzkerprize.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  11. ↑ Contal, Marie-Hélène; Revedin, Jana (October 2011). Sustainable design II, Towards a new ethics for architecture and the city. Paris: Actes Sud. ISBN 978-2-330-00085-1.
  12. ↑ "Etica e poesia per un'architettura sostenibile". Ticinonline (in Italian). 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  13. ↑ "Primary School | Aga Khan Development Network". www.akdn.org. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  14. ↑ Entertainment, The only biannual Magazine for Architectural. "INTERVIEW: Francis Kéré on Building in Europe and In Africa and His Ethic Of Simplicity". pinupmagazine.org (in English). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Global Award for Sustainable Architecture: Diébédo Francis Kéré". Archived from the original on 31 October 2010.
  16. ↑ "Global Award for Sustainable Architecture". Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine (in English). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  17. ↑ "Kéré Architecture". kere-architecture.com (in English). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  18. ↑ "bsi-swissarchitecturalaward.ch". www.bsi-swissarchitecturalaward.ch.
  19. ↑ "Marcus Prize 2011 Recipient". Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  20. ↑ "Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction". Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  21. ↑ "Global Holcim Awards 2012 Gold". Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  22. ↑ "Schelling Architecture Award winners". schelling-architekturpreis.org. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  23. ↑ "The Best in Heritage". presentations.thebestinheritage.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "Francis Kéré will be in conversation with Mohsen Mostafavi about his Serpentine architecture". World Architecture Community (in English). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "Francis Kéré Among Arts and Letters Recipients -". World-Architects (in English). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Report from the 2017 Prince Claus Awards Committee" (PDF). Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  27. ↑ "Diébédo Francis Kéré | LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction". LafargeHolcim Foundation. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  28. ↑ "Francis Kéré 2021 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Architecture". University of Virginia School of Architecture. 12 April 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  29. ↑ "For the first time in its history, architecture's top award goes to a Black architect". NPR.org.
  30. ↑ "Francis Kéré among winners of World Economic Forum's 2024 Crystal Award". Archinect (in English). Retrieved 2024-09-11.

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Books (selection)

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  • Ballard Bell, Victoria; Rand, Patrick (2014). Materials for design 2. Princeton Architectural Press New York. ISBN 9781616891909.
  • Global Architecture Today. Tianjin University Press. 2013.
  • MACHEN. Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. 2012. ISBN 9783981343670.
  • Spataro, Salvatore (2011). NEEDS Architecture in developing Countries. Lettera Ventidue. ISBN 978-8862420327.
  • Fernández Galiano, Luis (2011). Atlas: Architectures of the 21st century. Africa and Middle East. Fundación BBVA. ISBN 9788492937196.
  • Lepik, Andres (2011). Moderators of Change – Architecture that helps. Ostfildern. ISBN 978-3775731867.
  • Lepik, Andres; Bergdoll, Bally (2010). Small Scale, Big Change. The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
  • Slavid, Ruth (2009). EXTREME ARCHITECTURE, building for challenging environments. Laurence King Publishing. ISBN 978-1856696098.
  • Feireiss, Lukas; Feireiss, Kirstin (2008). Architecture of Change. Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552119.
  • Ford, Alain (2007). Designing the sustainable school. Images Pub. ISBN 978-1864702378.

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