Radically Simple

The exhibition “Francis Kéré. Radically Simple”, at Architekturmuseum der TU München, shows his clever use of local resources and his deep respect for cultural practices.

The Architekturmuseum der TU München presents “Francis Kéré. Radically Simple”, the most comprehensive exhibition yet on Kéré’s work, covering both his completed designs and his ongoing projects. In addition to the buildings that he planned and realized in his home village of Gando, the exhibition displays his buildings in Africa and China, as well as his projects and designs in Germany, where he won two urban-planning competitions.

Francis Kéré Gando Primary School, Burkina Faso — Francis Kéré, Gando Primary School, Burkina Faso

The exhibition guides visitors through the unique personal and professional life-journey of the architect. In the architecture scene, Kéré is one of the exceptional talents working in the field today because he has succeeded in taking both the strong cultural influences of his home country and the experiences he accrued while studying at the TU Berlin in Germany and translating them into a new, third way.

Francis Kéré. Radically Simple, installation view at Architekturmuseum der TU München, 2016 — Francis Kéré. Radically Simple, installation view at Architekturmuseum der TU München, 2016

It is his clever use of local resources and his deep respect for cultural practice that make his designs and executed projects so relevant and convincing. He specifically created the exhibition design for the exhibition at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich in order to create a unique experience for the visitor.