This week Diébédo Francis Kéré won the Pritzker Architecture Prize
This week on Dezeen, Diébédo Francis Kéré became the first African and first Black architect to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize. More
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Dezeen Debate newsletter features this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize winner
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, who has won this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize. More
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Diébédo Francis Kéré explains three key projects in exclusive Dezeen videos
Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize earlier this week, explains the thinking behind his Gando school, Serpentine Pavilion and the Burkina Faso parliament in this trio of exclusive videos filmed by Dezeen. More
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"Architecture is primarily a service to humanity" says Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Diébédo Francis Kéré
Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, who was named the winner of the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize yesterday, describes his philosophy in this video. More
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Ten key projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Diébédo Francis Kéré
Here are 10 key projects by Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, who has been named this year's laureate of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. More
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Diébédo Francis Kéré wins 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has won this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize, becoming the first African architect to win the award. More
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Work begins on Kéré Architecture's perforated brick Goethe-Institut in Dakar
Construction has begun on the Senegal headquarters of the non-profit Goethe-Institut designed by Burkina Faso studio Kéré Architecture. More
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Termite mounds inform Kéré Architecture's design of Kenyan education campus
Terracotta-hued towers that reference termite mounds distinguish the Startup Lions Campus, which Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré's studio has completed in Kenya. More
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Kéré Architecture uses local clay to construct Burkina Institute of Technology
Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré's studio has built a university in Burkina Faso, western Africa, which has walls made with locally sourced clay and screens of eucalyptus wood. More
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Kéré Architecture models Benin's parliament on African palaver tree
Kéré Architecture has released visuals of the National Assembly of Benin, which has been designed to "express the democratic values and identity" of the country. More
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Panelists discussed land in part two of The World Around summit
The second instalment of The World Around's three-part summit included conversations with architects Francis Kéré, Counterspace, Cave Bureau and more. Watch the event above. More
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"We have to be careful not to condemn" in the face of the climate crisis says Diébédo Francis Kéré
Designing more sustainable structures is not about deciding what is good or bad, but making more carefully considered design decisions, says architect Diébédo Francis Kéré. More
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Diébédo Francis Kéré bundles logs to form roof of Tippet Rise Art Center pavilion
Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré used dead trees to build this pavilion at the Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana, USA. More
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Diébédo Francis Kéré's colourful towers among installations and artworks at Coachella 2019
With Coachella music festival kicking off last weekend, Dezeen has picked out five of the bright and wonderful installations filling the Californian desert site. More
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Diébédo Francis Kéré designs wooden pavilion for Tippet Rise Art Centre
Tippet Rise Art Centre in Montana, USA, is about to start building a wooden pavilion made out of logs by Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré. More
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Diébédo Francis Kéré's Serpentine Pavilion will relocate to Malaysia
This year's Serpentine Pavilion by Diébédo Francis Kéré will find a new permanent home in Malaysia, following an extended run in London. More
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Watch Diébédo Francis Kéré's lecture at World Architecture Festival 2017
Diébédo Francis Kéré, designer of this year's Serpentine Pavilion, took to the main stage at World Architecture Festival 2017. More
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Diébédo Francis Kéré says school that launched his career is "not a traditional African building"
In this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen, Serpentine Pavilion architect Diébédo Francis Kéré reveals how building a school for his home village in Burkina Faso was the starting point for his career. More
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Burkina Faso's new parliament building "responds to needs of the people" says Diébédo Francis Kéré
In this exclusive Dezeen movie, Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré explains how he is rebuilding his country's National Assembly to be "more than just a simple parliament building". More
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Diébédo Francis Kéré uses local materials for ring-shaped school in Burkina Faso
Wind-catching towers emerge from the circular rippled roof of this brick and wood school building in Koudougou, Burkina Faso, which was designed by the architect of this year's Serpentine Pavilion, Diébédo Francis Kéré. More
