Diébédo Francis Kéré, architetto, educatore e attivista sociale, è stato selezionato come il Laureato 2022 del Pritzker Architecture Prize. Il più prestigioso premio per l’architettura è stato riconosciuto all’architetto originario di Burkina Faso, per i progetti carichi di impegno sociale, dalle istituzioni scolastiche alle strutture sanitarie.
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Francis Kéré, Opera Village Phase I, Laongo, Burkina Faso, 2010
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Francis Kéré, Lycée Schorge Secondary School, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, 2016
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Francis Kéré, Lycée Schorge Secondary School, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, 2016
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Francis Kéré, Centre for Health and Social Welfare, Laongo, Burkina Faso, 2014
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Francis Kéré, Centre for Health and Social Welfare, Laongo, Burkina Faso, 2014
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Francis Kéré, Centre for Health and Social Welfare, Laongo, Burkina Faso, 2014
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Francis Kéré, Burkina Faso National Assembly, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in progress
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Francis Kéré, Burkina Faso National Assembly, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in progress
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Francis Kéré, Burkina Institute of Technology Phase I, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, 2020
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Francis Kéré, Burkina Institute of Technology Phase I, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, 2020
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Francis Kéré, Burkina Institute of Technology Phase I, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, 2020
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Francis Kéré, Benin National Assembly, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin, in progress
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Francis Kéré, Benin National Assembly, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin, in progress
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Francis Kéré, Opera Village Phase I, Laongo, Burkina Faso, 2010
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Francis Kéré, Lycée Schorge Secondary School, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, 2016
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Francis Kéré, Lycée Schorge Secondary School, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, 2016
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Francis Kéré, Centre for Health and Social Welfare, Laongo, Burkina Faso, 2014
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Francis Kéré, Centre for Health and Social Welfare, Laongo, Burkina Faso, 2014
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Francis Kéré, Centre for Health and Social Welfare, Laongo, Burkina Faso, 2014
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Francis Kéré, Burkina Faso National Assembly, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in progress
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Francis Kéré, Burkina Faso National Assembly, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in progress
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Francis Kéré, Burkina Institute of Technology Phase I, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, 2020
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Francis Kéré, Burkina Institute of Technology Phase I, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, 2020
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Francis Kéré, Burkina Institute of Technology Phase I, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, 2020
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Francis Kéré, Benin National Assembly, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin, in progress
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Francis Kéré, Benin National Assembly, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin, in progress
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“Francis Kéré è un pioniere dell’architettura - sostenibile per la terra e i suoi abitanti – in terre di estrema scarsità. Egli è ugualmente architetto e servitore, migliorando la vita e le esperienze di innumerevoli cittadini in una regione del mondo che è a volte dimenticata”, afferma la giuria del Pritzker. “Attraverso edifici che dimostrano bellezza, modestia, audacia e invenzione, e con l’integrità della sua architettura e del suo gesto, Kéré sostiene con grazia la missione di questo premio”.
Nato a Gando e residente a Berlino l’architetto è noto per architetture capaci di trasformare le comunità attraverso il processo progettuale. Attraverso il suo impegno sociale e l’uso sapiente di materiali locali per connettersi e rispondere al clima naturale, lavora in paesi emarginati carichi di vincoli e avversità, carenti di architettura pubblica e infrastrutture.
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Immagine di apertura: Diébédo Francis Kéré, ritratto. Foto @ Lars Borges