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Diébédo Francis Kéré: How To Build With Clay... and Community

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- 25 March 2015
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Diébédo Francis Kéré knew exactly what he wanted to do when he got his degree in architecture... He wanted to go home to Gando in Burkina Faso, to help his neighbors reap the benefit of his education. In this charming talk, Kéré shows off some of the beautiful structures he's helped to build in his small village in the years since then, including an award-winning primary school made from clay by the entire community.

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SELECTED WORKS

- Alara Concept Store / Adjaye Associates
- 24 Nov 2015
Alara Concept Store is perhaps West Africa's first signature and lifestyle store, a concept store made specifically for its products in ...
- Brixton Studio House / 26'10 South Architects
- 05 Oct 2015
Thorsten Deckler from the Johannesburg based Architectural studio 26'10 South calls the Brixton House a compact live-work compound for a...
- Denis Hurley Centre / Ruben Reddy Architects
- 04 Feb 2018
Located in the vibrant city centre of Durban, South Africa, a few steps from Warwick Triangle and close to several liberation heritage si...

CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN DIRECTORY

- Sinthian Thread Arts Cultural Centre / Toshiko Mori Architect TMA
- 29 Sep 2015
The design of the Sinthian Cultural Centre is described as a parametric transformation of the traditional pitched roof, which is literary...
- Leopards Leap Vineyards / Makeka Design Lab
- 02 Aug 2016
How does a utilitarian wine shed become the new home for a young wine, and become a gateway for new audiences to wine and unique food? Ho...
- Opera Village Laongo/ Kéré Architecture
- 02 Apr 2015
Initiated by the German film and theatre director, actor and artist Christoph Schlingensief, the Opera Village is an arts education proje...