Expert :: Mr Diébédo Francis

Kéré Architecture is a small firm based in Berlin, Germany, with an affiliate in Burkina Faso to survey the construction sites in Africa.

Founded in 2005, Kéré Architecture is a team of eight people coming from all over the world. The office philosophy is building with the smallest energy footprint and reaching the upmost benefit for its user.

Kéré Architecture is seeking to create economic and ecological building solutions for local situations in a global context.

Diébédo Francis Kéré, Principal and Founder, is a German-trained architect from the small West African town of Gando in Burkina Faso.

Using his formal training as an architect, he developed strategies for innovative construction by combining traditional Burkinabé building techniques and materials with modern engineering methods.

Since founding Kéré Architecture in 2005, his work has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards such as the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, the BSI Swiss Architectural Award, the Marcus Prize, the Global Holcim Gold Award, and the Schelling Architecture Award.

His work in Burkina Faso has earned him an honorary fellowship for the American Institute of Architects and a membership of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

He has held professorships at the Harvard Graduate School of Design as well as the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio.