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Diébédo Francis Kéré
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Diébédo Francis Kéré (born 10 April 1965) is a Burkinabé-German[1] architect, recognized for creating innovative works that are often sustainable and collaborative in nature.[2] In 2022, he became the first native African to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize.[3][4] Educated at Technische Universität Berlin, he has lived in Berlin since 1985. Parallel to his studies, he established the Kéré Foundation (formerly Schulbausteine für Gando), and in 2005 he founded Kéré Architecture. His architectural practice has been recognized internationally with awards including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2004) for his first building, the Gando Primary School in Burkina Faso, and the Global Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction (2012 Gold).
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Born | (1965-04-10) 10 April 1965 (age 59) |
Nationality | Burkinabè, German[1] |
Alma mater | Technische Universität Berlin |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Pritzker Architecture Prize Aga Khan Award for Architecture Global Award for Sustainable Architecture |
Practice | Kéré Architecture |
Buildings | Gando Primary School Gando School Extension |
Projects | Gando Secondary School Opera Village |
Website | www.kerearchitecture.com |
Kéré has undertaken projects in various countries including Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Togo, Sudan, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the US, and the UK.[5] In 2017 the Serpentine Galleries commissioned him to design the Serpentine Pavilion in London. He has held professorships at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Yale School of Architecture and the Swiss Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio. In 2017 he accepted the professorship for "Architectural Design and Participation" at the Technical University of Munich, and a guest professorship at Bauhaus Wiemer in 2020.