| LC control no. | no2017072692 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kéré, Diébédo Francis, 1965- |
| Variant(s) | Kéré, Francis, 1965- |
| See also | Founded corporate body of person: Kéré Architecture |
| Associated country | Germany |
| Birth date | 1965-04-10 |
| Place of birth | Burkina Faso |
| Field of activity | Sustainable architecture |
| Affiliation | Technische Universität Berlin |
| Profession or occupation | Architects |
| Found in | Kéré, Diébédo Francis. Francis Kéré, 2016: page 190 (Diébédo Francis Kéré; born April 10, 1965 in Gando, Burkina Faso) Kéré Architecture website, viewed March 15, 2022: About us (Kéré Architecture; its practice is informed by a dual focus on design excellence and social commitment; founder, Francis Kéré, an internationally renowned Burkinabè architect; his first building, the Gando Primary School, realised in collaboration with residents of his hometown while still a student at the Technical University of Berlin, was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture; he founded Kéré Architecture in 2005, along with the Kéré Foundation e.V., a non-profit organisation that pursues projects in Gando; most design work is done in their Berlin studio) NPR website, For the first time in its history, architecture's top award goes to a Black architect, March 15, 2022, viewed March 15, 2022 (Diébédo Francis Kéré; 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner; Kéré is based in Berlin but centers much of his practice in Africa; he pioneers architecture sustainable to the earth and its inhabitants in lands of extreme scarcity; Kéré earned a vocational scholarship in 1985, age 20, to study carpentry in Berlin; he also attended night school and was admitted to Technische Universität Berlin, graduating in 2004 with an advanced degree in architecture) |
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