Francis Kéré built a so-called opera village in his home country, Burkina Faso, for the late German theater director Christoph Schlingensief. His designs are striking in their simplicity and cultural depth. Exercise in keeping cool With his first work, the elementary school in his home village of Gando, Kéré won the renowned Aga Khan Award…
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Architekt Diébédo Francis Kéré: „Warum ist es modern, mit Lehm zu bauen?“ — Stuttgarter Zeitung de (In German language)
Der Architekt Diébédo Francis Kéré liebt leichte und bunte Materialien.Foto: dpa Stuttgart – Als Christoph Ingenhoven 2006 für das Projekt Stuttgart 21 den Holcim Award erhielt, höhnten böse Zungen, der hoch dotierte Preis des weltgrößten Schweizer Zementherstellers werde wohl danach vergeben, wer den meisten Beton verarbeitet. Zuletzt ist allerdings 2012 ein Architekt geehrt worden, dessen…
A Young African Entrepreneur Invests in Caterpillars to Fight Malnutrition — by Anne Senges on Blogs World Bank org
While the shea tree is known for its nuts, used to produce a butter to which myriad benefits have been attributed (skin and nutritional, in particular), much less is known about the caterpillars that feed on its leaves. And this is precisely what a young man from Burkina Faso has set out to change. “This…
Ghana to host Global Holcim Award winner – Vibe Ghana com
Ghana is to host Diébédo Francis Kéré, the 2012 Global Holcim Award Gold winner on December 21st to lecture on: “Usage of indigenous materials to create contemporary eco-friendly, community based architecture”. Mr Francis Kéré is a Burkinabe born, Berlin-based architect, who has distinguished himself as an award-winning practitioner. The Holcim Award is an international competition…
Burkina Faso: 2004 Aga Khan Architecture award winning Gando Primary school to expend with the help of German sponsors
Burkina Faso Gando village is situated in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in West Africa. To be born here means to have little chances of education and development. Burkina Faso covers 274 200 km² (United Kingdom 244 820 km²) and has approx. 11 million inhabitants (United Kingdom approx. 60 million) of which around…
Aga Khan Award for Architecture winner Francis Kéré won Global Holcim Award for a secondary school in rural Burkina Faso – News story / photos at Arch Record construction com
Global Holcim Award Winners Announced March 29, 2012 Francis Kéré takes the top prize for a secondary school in his rural Burkina Faso village. By Laura Raskin The 2012 Global Holcim Award winners were announced today, with Berlin-based architect Diébédo Francis Kéré taking the Gold Award and $200,000 for a secondary school he designed for…
Current Work: Francis Kéré – Bustler Net News on Aga Khan Architecture Award winner
Architect Francis Kéré will present a lecture entitled “Bridging the Gap.” Kéré is increasingly known for his philosophy of “self-building,” in which he works with communities to develop capacity to monitor climactic circumstances and use local materials. In a discussion of his recent and current projects, which have won both Aga Khan and Holcim Awards…
Thinking local: African architect brings strong sense of place to projects – Harvard Gazette News
Photos by Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer Schools in West Africa and elsewhere should not be technical transplants of Western styles and materials, but a blend of modern and traditional techniques that empower local populations and sustain local resources, said architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, who delivered a Dean’s Diversity Initiative lecture at the Graduate School of…
Firoze Manji: Democratic uprisings brutally suppressed in many African countries – Real News Com Video and Transcript
PAUL JAY: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay in Washington. Northern Africa is not the only part of Africa where uprisings are taking place. In countries like Swaziland, Gabon, Cameroon, Djibouti, and Burkina Faso we’ve seen massive student uprisings and worker demonstrations brutally suppressed in most cases. Now joining us to talk…
German language news at PZ Online on Burkina Faso and The Aga Khan Award for Architecture award winner Diébédo Francis Kéré’s school project in Gando
Afrika-Hilfe: Schule soll Schule machen – Von Ulrike Abel-Wanek ***** Wenn man von Afrika spricht, geht es nicht immer nur um Hoffnungslosigkeit. Der Verein »Schulbausteine für Gando« zeigt, wie zukunftsweisend und nachhaltig Hilfe auf diesem Kontinent sein kann. Lehmziegel und ein weit überstehendes Dach schützen die Schulräume vor Hitze. Foto: Schulbausteine für Gando e….
The sensational dream of Aga Khan Award winning architect Francis Kéré and German theatre director Chrisfoph Schlingensief of creating opera village in Burkina Faso becomes reality
Contributed by Paderborner ‘SJ’ The building project of one of the most important contemporary German film and theatre directors Christoph Schlingensief has becoming reality, who laid the foundation for his opera village before passing away at the age of 49. The theatre project in Africa is designed to resemble the Bayreuth Opera house…
Christoph Schlingensief Opera and Festival House in Africa is under way at Burkina Faso through Aga Khan architech award winner architect Francis Kéré
Schlingensief Opera: How an Idea Met with an Architect- Goethe.de ***** Daring idea: a festival theatre for Ouagadougou (Illustration: Christoph Schlingensief) For some, it seems a mad idea: Christoph Schlingensief wants to build an opera house in Burkina Faso. Yet, the artist quickly got teammates for his plans – among them the architect Francis Kéré….
Pregnant women in Burkina Faso dying because of discrimination – Amnesty International
A new Amnesty International report details how many maternal deaths could be prevented if women were given access on time to adequate health care. more about “Pregnant women in Burkina Faso dying …“, posted with vodpod Women are dying needlessly during pregnancy and childbirth because discrimination prevents them from accessing sexual and reproductive health services,…
Videos on Award Winning Primary School, Gando, Burkina Faso
January 2004 – This school is the result of one man’s mission to improve conditions in his village. Not only did he design the school and raise the funds to build it; he also secured government support to train people in building with local materials, and drew on the strong tradition of community solidarity to…
