2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize Winner, Diebedo Francis Kere.
Although he left his country to pursue higher education, Keres heart was never far from his homeland.
Everyone took care of you and the entire village was your playground.
2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize Winner, Diébédo Francis Kéré. (Photo: Lars Borges, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
This was my first sense of architecture.
Benga Riverside School (2018); Tete, Mozambique.
This is not just a prize for myself, Kererelates.
Benga Riverside School (2018); Tete, Mozambique. (Photo: Francis Kéré, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
He has shown us how locality becomes a universal possibility.
Gando Primary School (2001); Gando, Burkina Faso.
Benin National Assembly (In Progress); Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin.
Gando Primary School (2001); Gando, Burkina Faso. (Photo: Erik-Jan Owerkerk, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Serpentine Pavilion (2017); London, United Kingdom.
Gando Primary School (2001); Gando, Burkina Faso. (Photo: Erik-Jan Owerkerk, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Gando Primary School (2001); Gando, Burkina Faso. (Photo: Erik-Jan Owerkerk, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Lycée Schorge Secondary School (2016); Koudougou, Burkina Faso. (Photo: Francis Kéré, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Lycée Schorge Secondary School (2016); Koudougou, Burkina Faso. (Photo: Iwan Baan, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Benin National Assembly (In Progress); Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin. (Rendering courtesy of Kéré Architecture / The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Benin National Assembly (In Progress); Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin. (Rendering courtesy of Kéré Architecture / The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Centre for Health and Social Welfare (2014); Laongo, Burkina Faso. (Photo: Francis Kéré, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Centre for Health and Social Welfare (2014); Laongo, Burkina Faso. (Photo: Francis Kéré, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
National Park of Mali (2010); Bamako, Mali. (Photo: Francis Kéré, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Serpentine Pavilion (2017); London, United Kingdom. (Photo: Iwan Baan, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Serpentine Pavilion (2017); London, United Kingdom. (Photo: Iwan Baan, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Xylem (2019); Montana, United States. (Photo: Iwan Baan, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Sarbalé Ke (2019); California, United States. (Photo: Iwan Baan, courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
