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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

- Cove 6 – Pezula Knysna/ SAOTA
- 25 Apr 2015
Designing out of context and non site-specific projects has been one of the most criticized approach of modern architecture. It follows t...
- Houghton Jumuah Mosque / Abdel Wahed El Wakil + Muhammad Mayet Architects
- 26 Apr 2016
The Houghton Mosque design sees an eclectic and hallowed collaboration between Muhammad Mayet Architects + Urban Designers and the acclai...
- Cultural facilities, Housing and Offices / BOM Architecture
- 10 Apr 2016
BOM Architecture is the winner of the competition for the construction of the 1st Museum of Architecture in Africa and in the Arab World ...

CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN DIRECTORY

- Villa Agava / Driss Kettani
- 22 Jan 2017
Villa Agava is a contemporary house, Yes, but not in the conventional sense. It explores the tenets of traditional Moroccan space plannin...
- American International School Johannesburg Aquatics Center / Flansburgh Architects
- 06 May 2017
The American International School of Johannesburg is an independent school in South Africa serving students grades PreK-12. The school’s ...
- Lalibela /BC Architects
- 26 Mar 2015
The Ben Abeba 'rock hewn hotel rooms' project was aimed at creating a contemporary and ecologically sensitive architecture inspired by th...