The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted the world's biggest prize

<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2203/649833-208×117.jpg?3″ width=”208″ height=”117″ alt=”The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted the world’s biggest prize” align=”left”><p><i><a href="https://www.kerearchitecture.com/">Diébédo Francis Kéré</a> has become <a href="https://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates">the first African</a> and the first Black person to be <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/mar/15/it-is-unbelievable-francis-kere-becomes-first-black-architect-to-win-the-pritzker-prize">awarded</a> architecture's highest international honour, the 2022 <a href="https://www.pritzkerprize.com/">Pritzker Architecture Prize</a>. Kéré was born in Burkina Faso, West Africa, and built his <a href="https://www.kerearchitecture.com/work">architectural practice</a> designing schools and medical facilities that were most often built by local communities with minimal resources and a very careful selection of affordable and sustainable materials. It was this approach that led to his architecture <a href="https://www.kerearchitecture.com">firm</a> receiving global recognition. We asked architect and African architecture researcher Paulo Moreia to tell us more about Kéré and his win.</i></p><br> <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.comhttps://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/492/226252.html”>Read more…</a> | <a href=”https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=410&c=492&ct=1&ci=226252″>Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>