Diébédo Francis Kéré: How to build with clay ... and community
Diébédo Francis Kéré: Hoe bouw je met klei... en met een gemeenschap
Diébédo Francis Kéré and his architectural firm design buildings that are good for the environment -- and those who use them. Full bio
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heeft helpen veranderen
is Burkina Faso
ter wereld,
Gando geboren.
en geen school.
mijn familie verlaten
in een stad gaan wonen
nog steeds mensen dood
voor jullie te staan.
van Gando,
om architect te worden.
met dit voorrecht?
wilde ik zorgen
voor andere kinderen in Gando.
om een school te bouwen.
als je nog student bent
aan koffie en sigaretten,
dat ik twee jaar later
had opgehaald.
de gemeenschap hebben gebouwd.
en het werkte.
en het werkte.
(Gelach)
en dit is het resultaat.
en zijn er dol op.
We hebben het gemaakt.
in onze gebouwen te introduceren
niet veel materiaal.
potten van klei.
warme lucht naar buiten
zoals je doet met beton.
veel bekistingen, zoals je kunt zien.
in het gebied overstromingen.
connected to training the people,
met het opleiden van mensen.
van diepe genegenheid.
deze gemeenschap te verbeteren."
to make my community proud
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Diébédo Francis Kéré - Community-minded architectDiébédo Francis Kéré and his architectural firm design buildings that are good for the environment -- and those who use them.
Why you should listen
Diébédo Francis Kéré grew up in Gando, a small village in Burkina Faso. Having gone away to school, first within his country and then at the Technische Universität in Berlin, Germany, he resolved to give back to the community that raised him. He does that through the power of architecture.
Through his firm, Kéré Architecture, Kéré focuses on using local building materials and techniques in a modern way, to redefine and redesign the enviroment. In Burkina Faso, that means working predominantly with clay, and his innovative approach has seen the creation of remarkably beautiful, modern buildings that are entirely appropriate to the setting.
His first building, a primary school in Gando, was completed in 2001 and received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Since then, he has designed other structures for the village; his other work there has also won multiple awards, including the Global Award, the BSI Swiss Architectural Award, the Marcus Prize and the Global Holcim Award Gold 2012.
Kéré also teaches architecture; he has lectured at colleges including the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and Harvard. In 2013, he began teaching at the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
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