In 2017, Diébédo Francis Kéré was commissioned to build the 17th annual Serpentine Pavillion, in London. Bettina Strenske | Alamy Stock Photo March 22, 2022 Diébédo Francis Kéré: how first Black winner of architecture’s top prize is committed to building ‘peaceful cities’ Lakshmi Priya Rajendran, UCL and Maxwell Mutanda, UCL The west African master has been awarded for his lifelong focus on grassroots architecture and empowering local communities.
Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré. Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images March 21, 2022 The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted world’s biggest prize Paulo Moreira, Universidade de Lisboa Kéré shows how architecture can build better futures by embracing communities to help catalyse progress.
Serpentine Pavilion 2017, Designed by Francis Kéré, Design Render, Exterior. ©Kéré Architecture March 14, 2017 Homage to the forest tree: Architect Francis Kéré pays tribute to his African roots Tomà Berlanda, University of Cape Town With his work Francis Kéré, who is one of Africa’s top architects, represents an innovative breakthrough in the collective imagery of what architecture in Africa could be in the 21st century.