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De Opera House for Africa project be initiate by German film den theatre director [[Christoph Schlingensief]]. Schlingensief brought Kéré on board to develop a housing prototype for people wey dey affect by flooding. De Remdoogo opera village be construct on a 12-hectare site on a small rise insyd Laongo, one hour's drive from [[Ouagadougou]] den overlooking de West African landscape of de [[Sahel]]. A festival theatre, workshops, medical centre den guest houses be design, as well as solar panels, a well, den a school for up to 500 children den teenagers plus music den film classes. De stage den auditorium be design den construct insyd Germany den later transfer to de opera village. Kéré use Burkinabe fabrics to cover seat rows den interior walls.
De Opera House for Africa project be initiate by German film den theatre director [[Christoph Schlingensief]]. Schlingensief brought Kéré on board to develop a housing prototype for people wey dey affect by flooding. De Remdoogo opera village be construct on a 12-hectare site on a small rise insyd Laongo, one hour's drive from [[Ouagadougou]] den overlooking de West African landscape of de [[Sahel]]. A festival theatre, workshops, medical centre den guest houses be design, as well as solar panels, a well, den a school for up to 500 children den teenagers plus music den film classes. De stage den auditorium be design den construct insyd Germany den later transfer to de opera village. Kéré use Burkinabe fabrics to cover seat rows den interior walls.


Simple basic modules, wich vary insyd quality den function depending on de equipment they house, comprise de entire village. Local people be employ to build de modules, den local materials such as clay, laterite, cement bricks, gum wood den loam rendering were used for construction. For reinforcing elements such as beams, columns, ring beams, den foundations, concrete be use. Due to de massive walls den large overhang of de roofs, air conditioning could be discount insyd most buildings. De theatre hall was conceive as a place of encounter den exchange for people of different cultural den family backgrounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aspekte.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/12/0,1872,8015052,00.html |title=Von Afrika lernen, was wir nicht mehr können|publisher=ZDF Aspekte|date=22 January 2010}}</ref>
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Diébédo Francis Kéré
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGermany, Burkina Faso Edit
Name wey dem give amFrancis Edit
Family nameKéré Edit
Ein date of birth10 April 1965 Edit
Place dem born amGando Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signGerman, English, French Edit
Ein occupationarchitect Edit
Field for workarchitecture, sustainable architecture Edit
Position eholdvisiting scholar Edit
Educate forTechnische Universität Berlin Edit
Work locationBerlin Edit
Member ofAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.kerearchitecture.com/ Edit
Has works in the collectionMuseum of Modern Art Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit

Diébédo Francis Kéré (dem born am for 10th April, 1965) be a Burkinabé-German[1] architect, recognize for creating innovative works dat are often sustainable den collaborative insyd nature.[2] Insyd 2022, he becam de first native African to receive de Pritzker Architecture Prize.[3][4] He dey educate at Technische Universität Berlin, he dey live insyd Berlin since 1985. Parallel to ein studies, he establishe de Kéré Foundation (formerly Schulbausteine für Gando), den insyd 2005 he dey found Kéré Architecture. Ein architectural practice has been recognized internationally plus awards including de Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2004) for ein first building, de Gando Primary School insyd Burkina Faso, den de Global Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction (2012 Gold).

Kéré dey undertake projects insyd various countries including Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Togo, Sudan, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, de US, den de UK.[5] Insyd 2017 de Serpentine Galleries commission him to design de Serpentine Pavilion in London. He dey hold professorships at de Harvard Graduate School of Design, Yale School of Architecture den de Swiss Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio. Insyd 2017 he accept de professorship for "Architectural Design den Participation" at de Technical University of Munich, den a guest professorship at Bauhaus Wiemer insyd 2020.

Early life den education

Dem born Kéré insyd de village of Gando, Burkina Faso. He be de first child insyd de village to be sent to school as ein father, de village chief, want ein eldest son to learn how to read den translate ein letters. Since no school dey exist insyd Gando, Kéré had to leave ein family wen he be 7 years old to live plus ein uncle insyd de city. After finishing ein education, he becam a carpenter den receive a scholarship from de Carl Duisberg Society to do an apprenticeship insyd Germany as a supervisor insyd development aid. After completing de apprenticeship, he dey go on to study architecture at Technische Universität Berlin, graduating insyd 2004.[5]

During ein studies he dey feel e be ein duty to contribute for ein family den for de community wich dey support him, den to give de next generation de opportunity to follow insyd ein footsteps. Insyd 1998, plus de help of ein friends, Kéré set up de association Schulbausteine für Gando e.V. (now Kéré Foundation), wich loosely translates as "Building Blocks for Gando", to fund de construction of a primary school for ein village. Ein objective be to combine de knowledge he dey gain insyd Europe, plus traditional building methods from Burkina Faso. He complete ein studies den build de first school insyd Gando as ein diploma project insyd 2004, while san opening ein own architectural office Kéré Architecture.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Career

Kéré be known for involving community insyd ein projects den for ein innovative use of vernacular materials den techniques.[12][11]

Teaching

Kéré dey work as a lecturer at Technische Universität Berlin. Insyd spring 2011, he lecture at Virginia Tech, Washington University, den de University of Texas. De following summer he lecture at de University of Wisconsin insyd Milwaukee, den insyd autumn 2012 he be a visiting professor at Harvard. He san teach at de Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio. Kéré accept a newly created professorship for Architectural design den Participation at de Technical University of Munich insyd 2017. Dem award am visiting professorship at de Yale School of Architecture. Insyd 2021 Kéré take a position as guest professor at de Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany.[13]

Architecture den design projects insyd Gando

Gando, Burkina Faso

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Kéré begin working to design a school for ein home village of Gando while he be enroll at Technische Universität Berlin.[14] De collaborative processes Kéré develop plus Gando inhabitants den de innovative, local den ecological techniques den materials dem dey create led Kéré to receive a Global Award for Sustainable Architecture insyd 2009.[15]

Kéré's architecture be conceive of den build plus de help of village inhabitants. De village, wey dey locate at south east of Ouagadougou, has approximately 3000 inhabitants hu live insyd mud huts without access to running water anaa electricity. According to de UN Human Development Index insyd 2011, Burkina Faso be de 7th-least develop country insyd de world. Most residents are subsistence farmers, remaining dependent on de harsh climate wich dey restrict rainfall between October den June, den high daytime temperatures of 45 °C.

Gando Primary School

Primary School in Gando

Kéré's primary school, de first for Gando, be complete insyd 2001. Schools insyd Burkina Faso dey routinely build out of concrete, an expensive den energy consumptive material to produce, ill-suited to de local climate, as de interior becams intolerably hot. Kéré want to use locally available resources den choose to build plus earth insyd de form of mud bricks. Kéré's innovative design consist of a wide, wey dey raise tin roof to protect de walls from rain, den allow air to circulate underneath for building cooling. De finished building be cooler den more pleasant insyd dan de conventional concrete school buildings. He win de Aga Khan Award for Architecture for de design insyd 2004.[16]

Kéré draw preliminary building plans insyd de sand to communicate plus villagers, many of whom were illiterate, den found they fully engage plus de project, plus many generating their own suggestions for improvement. Kéré says, “Only those hu are involve insyd de development process fi appreciate de results achieve, develop dem further, den protect dem”.[17] De entire population of Gando take​ part insyd de construction of de school. Village members receive on-site training insyd construction techniques. Neighboring villages, impress by Gando's community organization den achievement, set out to build their own schools.[18]

Gando Mango Tree Project

Kéré initiate a project of planting mango trees to better meet de communities' needs den address several major problems insyd de region including malnutrition. Kéré develop a strategy in wich prior to planting de tree, a hole be filled plus old bones den meat, den leave for a few days. Over time, de bones den meat attract ants, wich colonize de hole den eat de termites. Dis enables de trees to grow without needing any insecticide. For natural fertilizer, chickens dey keep insyd de shade of de trees. Kéré then had residents place hand-made clay pots next to de trees, plus drippers target directly to de roots, wich give de trees a small but constant supply of water. De clay pots prevent evaporation loss den only need to be filled once a week.[citation needed]

Gando Secondary School

Secondary school in Gando

Construction of a secondary school wey dey design by Kéré began insyd May 2011. De new building complex be design to accommodate approximately 1000 students. De layout be inspire by de traditional rural households insyd Burkina Faso: de classrooms are set out insyd a circular fashion forming a protected courtyard, shielding it from de dust den sand wey dey bring by de Harmattan winds. De structure be open on its west side, allowing a cool breeze to enter de area, an innovative air-cooling system using only natural ventilation. De school be surround by a bank of earth, on wich trees dey plant. De trees provide shade, den rainwater be gather to provide dem plus water. Perforated pipes dey lay underneath de earth banks, den gather moisture. Wind cools down as it blows through de pipes, den emerges insyd de classrooms through holes insyd de floor, providing a zero emissions under-floor cooling system. Dis design win de 2012 Global Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction Gold.[5]

De secondary school uses de same roof design as de primary school, plus a wide corrugated iron roof wey dey raise above a clay ceiling. Air circulates between de ceiling den roof, heats up den rises, creating a suction current below. Dis causes de cool air from de under-floor pipes to rise, reducing room temperature by an estimated 6 – 8 °C. Plus simple yet effective methods such as these, de school requires little electricity both for construction den maintenance. In order to combat deforestation issues Burkina Faso faces, de secondary school use wood from eucalyptus trees for construction, den mango trees be plant insyd their place. De mango trees need less water, produce fruit den provide more shade dan eucalyptus trees.

As plus Kéré's oda projects, de secondary school uses local manpower for construction. Specialists wey train by Kéré supervise members of de local community, training dem insyd de necessary building techniques. Rather dan building de walls brick by brick, Kéré has devised a quicker way of pouring mud den a small quantity of cement into a mould.

Atelier Gando

Developed insyd 2014, de Atelier be a building wich functions as a community center den on-site base for building projects. A group of students from de Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio help Kéré plan den build de first steps of de construction.[19]

Oda architecture den design projects

Dano Secondary School

Secondary school in Dano, Burkina Faso

De secondary school project insyd Dano, Burkina Faso be inspire by Kéré's previous work insyd Gando. De excessive daytime heat be once again de major issue, but dis time there were different local resources. Laterite stone, native to de region, be use as de main building material. De building be set at an east–west orientation wich reduces direct solar radiation onto de walls, den de sharply protruding roof creates a lot of shade. De roof design plus its system of natural ventilation allows de air to circulate between de mud brick ceiling den de raised tin roof. De building consists of three classrooms, a computer room den an office. There be san an amphitheatre design for use during break times. Finished insyd 2007, de building work be largely done by people wey dey train insyd de Gando school projects, giving dem de opportunity to use den develop their skills, while san reducing construction costs.

Centre for Earth Architecture, Mopti

Centre for Earth Architecture in Mopti, Mali

De Aga Khan Trust for Culture dey spend over 10 years renovating mosques insyd Northern Mali. Finished insyd 2010, de Centre for Earth Architecture insyd Mopti be part of dis series of projects, following de restoration of de mosque den de construction of a new sewerage system. De centre be intend to be much more dan an exhibition space: de building be de product of de same ancient building techniques wey dey use insyd de Great Mosques insyd Mopti, Timbuktu den Djenné. E demonstrates how a material dat be a part of de area's heritage fi be use insyd a modern context. De centre be made up of an exhibition hall, a community centre, public toilets den a restaurant, responding to de needs of de district management of Komoguel den visitors to de area, as well as de local community.

From de top of de flood barrier, e fi be seen dat de building be align plus de mosque. De building dey get a simple structure den its height corresponds to de neighbouring buildings without compromising de view of de mosque. Wen view from across de lake de centre manages to maintain a connection plus de mosque but does not dominate de view.

De centre be divided into three different buildings wich are connected by two roof surfaces. Clay for de building be brought from 5 km away, so dat de red colour would contrast plus de colour of de local buildings, wich are all made using traditional mud construction. De rusty red colour of de laterite clay is due to its high iron oxide content. All de walls den barrel vaults insyd de centre are made out of BTC (compressed earth blocks) den are not plaster anaa paint. These are very well suited to de climatic conditions as they create a natural temperature buffer, making indoor temperatures much more comfortable. De overhanging roof blocks keep de walls cool den provide shaded outdoor spaces. De building be naturally ventilate through openings insyd de walls den vaults, therefore, mechanical air conditioning be not needed. Most vernacular buildings insyd Mopti have wooden ceilings filled plus clay. Kéré used a new system insyd dis building dat involves no wood – BTC vaults. He wants to promote de use of clay but to be sparing insyd ein use of wood, as deforestation be a huge environmental issue insyd Mali.

Opera Village

Main article: Opera Village Africa
Construction of the Remdoogo Opera Village in Laongo, Burkina Faso

De Opera House for Africa project be initiate by German film den theatre director Christoph Schlingensief. Schlingensief brought Kéré on board to develop a housing prototype for people wey dey affect by flooding. De Remdoogo opera village be construct on a 12-hectare site on a small rise insyd Laongo, one hour's drive from Ouagadougou den overlooking de West African landscape of de Sahel. A festival theatre, workshops, medical centre den guest houses be design, as well as solar panels, a well, den a school for up to 500 children den teenagers plus music den film classes. De stage den auditorium be design den construct insyd Germany den later transfer to de opera village. Kéré use Burkinabe fabrics to cover seat rows den interior walls.

Simple basic modules, wich vary insyd quality den function depending on de equipment they house, comprise de entire village. Local people be employ to build de modules, den local materials such as clay, laterite, cement bricks, gum wood den loam rendering were used for construction. For reinforcing elements such as beams, columns, ring beams, den foundations, concrete be use. Due to de massive walls den large overhang of de roofs, air conditioning could be discount insyd most buildings. De theatre hall was conceive as a place of encounter den exchange for people of different cultural den family backgrounds.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :0
  2. ↑ Pogrebin, Robin (15 March 2022). "Pritzker Prize Goes to Architect From West Africa". The New York Times (in American English). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Moreira, Paulo (21 March 2022). "The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted world's biggest prize". The Conversation (in English). Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. ↑ Wainwright, Oliver (15 March 2022). "'It is unbelievable': Francis Kéré becomes first black architect to win the Pritzker prize". The Guardian (in English). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Experts: Diébédo Francis Kéré". Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. March 16, 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. ↑ Mafi, Nick (2022-03-15). "The 2022 Pritzker Prize Is Awarded to Diébédo Francis Kéré". Architectural Digest (in American English). Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  7. ↑ Heathcote, Edwin (2022-03-15). "Francis Kéré becomes first African architect to win Pritzker Prize". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  8. ↑ Kornblatt, Izzy (2022-03-15). "Diébédo Francis Kéré Named 2022 Pritzker Laureate". Architectural Record (in English).
  9. ↑ Schaefer, Louisa (2022-03-15). "Pritzker Prize goes to Burkina Faso-German architect Francis Kere". Deutsche Welle (in British English). Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  10. ↑ Parkes, John (2022-03-15). "Ten projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Diébédo Francis Kéré". De Zeen (in English). Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Holland, Oscar. "Pritzker Prize 2022: Francis Kéré becomes first African to win 'Nobel of architecture'". CNN (in English). Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  12. ↑ Baratto, Romullo (2022-03-16). ""It's Not Because You Are Limited in Resources That You Should Accept Mediocrity": Interview with Francis Kéré, 2022 Pritzker Winner". ArchDaily (in American English). Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  13. ↑ Bauhaus University in Weimar (2021) "Diébédo Francis Kéré is the Bauhaus Guest Professor for the 2021/2022 Winter Semester"
  14. ↑ "Diébédo Francis Kéré | The Pritzker Architecture Prize". www.pritzkerprize.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  15. ↑ Contal, Marie-Hélène; Revedin, Jana (October 2011). Sustainable design II, Towards a new ethics for architecture and the city. Paris: Actes Sud. ISBN 978-2-330-00085-1.
  16. ↑ Architecture And Polyphony: Building In The Islamic World Today. Thames and Hudson. 2004. ISBN 978-0-500-28533-6.
  17. ↑ "A--D -- Gando Primary School". Architecture in Development (in English). Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  18. ↑ "Zumtobel Award Honourable Mentioned Project" (PDF). 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  19. ↑ "Etica e poesia per un'architettura sostenibile". Ticinonline (in Italian). 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  20. ↑ "Von Afrika lernen, was wir nicht mehr können". ZDF Aspekte. 22 January 2010.
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