Francis Kéré’s work evokes the universal values of Thomas Sankara, the former Burkinabé president assassinated in a coup, and ...

we spotlight architect Diébédo Francis Kéré's Gando Primary School in Burkina Faso – the "perfect learning environment". Kéré's first project, the primary school was constructed from local ...

By Francis Kéré Mr. Kéré is an architect ... featuring structures made of clay. When I proposed the project to my community, people were skeptical. They said clay was not able to withstand ...

And then architect Francis Kéré got involved. Completed this past summer, with an official inauguration on October 14, the project has grown to include open-air areas for gathering, multipurpose ...

Growing up in rural West Africa, Diébédo Francis Kéré and his friends would ... s not enough resources and people have to do a big project, they will come together to tackle the issue.