The Burkinabe is the first African architect to win the distinguished Pritzker Prize, a real Oscar for architecture, which he acquired on March 15. Here's a look again at 4 key dates in his career.
1965: Diébédo Francis Kéré was born in Burkina Faso, “one of the least educated and poorest nations on the planet, a land devoid of consuming water, electrical energy and infrastructure, to not point out architecture,” because the Pritzker workforce puts it. He grew up in the village of Gando earlier than leaving to review architecture on the age of 20.
2001: His first achievement, the Gando Main Faculty, was made by and for the individuals of the village. From conception to completion, the individuals provided their input, labor, and assets, making virtually each a part of the varsity by hand, guided by the architect’s inventiveness in utilizing native materials and trendy engineering. A building awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2004.
2005: The success of this faculty allowed Francis Kéré to determine his own follow in Germany the next yr. He will construct several main, secondary, post-secondary, and medical amenities throughout Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mozambique, and Uganda. The buildings constructed won't only assist provide educational schooling to youngsters and medical remedy to the sick, but in addition professional opportunities and sustainable job expertise to adults, thus serving the interest and stabilizing the future of complete communities.
2017: Barded with awards, Francis Kéré also sees his career haloed by his collaboration with the Serpentine Galleries in London by designing its pavilion, succeeding BIG, Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel, and Frank Gehry.
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Lisa Agostini
L’article & Francis Kéré in four dates est apparu en premier sur Galerie Joseph.
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