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Francis Kéré

Pritzker Prize laureate of 2022, Francis Kéré has become a symbol of social and sustainable construction. Born in the Burkinabè village of Gando in 1965, Kéré studied in Germany and set up his office in Berlin, from which he returns time and again to his country to help transform his community. The success of the school he designed while still a student took him to build a large complex in his home village, and this determination to do ‘more with less’ has extended, beyond the frontiers of Burkina Faso, to several African countries – Mali, Kenya, Mozambique, Uganda, Sudan, Niger, Senegal, and Benin. Since being selected to build the Serpentine Gallery of 2017 in London, his works have also reached different countries in Europe and the United States.

Arquitectura Viva releases a book of 184 pages containing the thirty key works and projects of the Burkinabè architect, along with a selection of eight pavilions and installations, all presented in a hard-bound, fully bilingual edition in Spanish-English.

Luis Fernández-Galiano
La belleza necesaria
Necessary Beauty

Suelo, techo, muro
Floor, Roof, Wall

Semper en Gando: una estética práctica  
Semper in Gando: a Practical Aesthetic

Treinta proyectosThirty Projects

Escuela Primaria, 1999-2001, Gando (Burkina Faso) 
Primary School, 1999-2001, Gando (Burkina Faso) 

Viviendas para maestros, 2002-2004, Gando (Burkina Faso)
Teachers’ Housing, 2002-2004, Gando (Burkina Faso) 

Escuela Secundaria, 2006-2007, Dano (Burkina Faso)
Secondary School, 2006-2007, Dano (Burkina Faso) 

Ampliación de la Escuela Primaria, 2006-2008, Gando (Burkina Faso)
Primary School Extension, 2006-2008, Gando (Burkina Faso)

Dotaciones en el Parque Nacional de Mali, 2009-2010, Bamako (Mali)
National Park of Mali Complex, 2009-2010, Bamako (Mali)

Centro de Arquitectura de Tierra, 2009-2010, Mopti (Mali)
Center for Earth Architecture, 2009-2010, Mopti (Mali)

Biblioteca de la Escuela Primaria, 2010-, Gando (Burkina Faso)  
Primary School Library, 2010-, Gando (Burkina Faso)

Opera Village, 2010-, Laongo (Burkina Faso)
Opera Village, 2010-, Laongo (Burkina Faso)

Escuela Secundaria, 2011-2018, Gando (Burkina Faso)  
Secondary School, 2011-2018, Gando (Burkina Faso)

Centro de Mujeres Songtaaba, 2011-, Gando (Burkina Faso)
Songtaaba Women’s Center, 2011-, Gando (Burkina Faso)

Centro de Salud y Promoción Social, 2012-2014, Laongo (Burkina Faso)
Centre de Santé et de Promotion Sociale, 2012-2014, Laongo (Burkina Faso)

Atelier Gando, 2013-, Gando (Burkina Faso)
Atelier Gando, 2013-, Gando (Burkina Faso)

Orfanato Noomdo, 2013-2016, Koudougou (Burkina Faso)
Noomdo Orphanage, 2013-2016, Koudougou (Burkina Faso)

Liceo Schorge, 2014-2016, Koudougou (Burkina Faso)
Lycée Schorge, 2014-2016, Koudougou (Burkina Faso) 

Clínica Quirúrgica y Centro de Salud, 2014-2017, Léo (Burkina Faso)
Surgical Clinic and Health Center, 2014-2017, Léo (Burkina Faso)

Comunidad residencial Benga Riverside, 2014-, Tete (Mozambique)
Benga Riverside Residential Community, 2017-2018, Tete (Mozambique)

Protección de las Termas Reales de Meroe, 2015-, Meroe (Sudán)
Meroë Royal Baths Protective Shelter, 2015-, Meroë (Sudan)

Asamblea Nacional, 2015-, Uagadugú (Burkina Faso)
National Assembly, 2015-, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Viviendas para médicos, 2016-2018, Léo (Burkina Faso)
Doctors’ Housing, 2016-2018, Léo (Burkina Faso)

Teatro satélite Volksbühne, 2016-2017, Berlín (Alemania)
Volksbühne Satellite Theater, 2016-2017, Berlin (Germany)

Centro de Educación Infantil SKF-RTL, 2016-2020, Kogelo (Kenia)
SKF-RTL Children Learning Center, 2016-2020, Kogelo (Kenya)

Centro Comunitario Kamwokya, 2016-2022, Kampala (Uganda)
Kamwokya Community Center, 2016-2022, Kampala (Uganda)

Universidad IT, 2017-2020, Koudougou (Burkina Faso)
IT University, 2017-2020, Koudougou (Burkina Faso)

Escuela Waldorf, 2017-, Weilheim (Alemania)
Waldorfschule, 2017-, Weilheim (Germany)

Desarrollo urbano Niamey Nyala, 2017-, Niamey (Níger)
Niamey Nyala Masterplan, 2017-, Niamey (Niger)

Monumento a Thomas Sankara, 2017-, Uagadugú (Burkina Faso)
Thomas Sankara Memorial, 2017-, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Instituto Goethe Dakar, 2018-, Dakar (Senegal)?
Goethe-Institut Dakar, 2018-, Dakar (Senegal)

Campus Startup Lions, 2019-2021, Turkana (Kenia)
Startup Lions Campus, 2019-2021, Turkana (Kenya) 

Torre TUM, 2019-, Múnich (Alemania)
TUM Tower, 2019-, Munich (Germany)

Asamblea Nacional de Benín, 2019-, Porto Novo (Benín)
Benin National Assembly, 2019-, Porto-Novo (Benin)

Ocho instalaciones  Eight Installations

Pabellón Sensing Spaces, 2013-2014, Londres (Reino Unido) 
Sensing Spaces Pavilion, 2013-2014, London (United Kingdom)

Pabellón Louisiana, 2014-2015, Humlebæk (Dinamarca)
Louisiana Canopy, 2014-2015, Humlebæk (Denmark)

Tienda Pop-up para Camper, 2014-2015, Weil am Rhein (Alemania)
Camper Pop-up Store, 2014-2015, Weil am Rhein (Germany) 

Colorscape, 2015-2016, Filadelfia (Estados Unidos)
Colorscape, 2015-2016, Philadelphia (United States)

Courtyard Village, 2016, Milán (Italia)
Courtyard Village, 2016, Milan (Italy)

Pabellón de la Serpentine Gallery, 2016-2017, Londres (Reino Unido)
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, 2016-2017, London (United Kingdom)

Pabellón en el Centro de Arte Tippet Rise, 2017-2018, Fishtail (Estados Unidos)
Tippet Rise Gathering Pavilion,2017-2018, Fishtail (United States)

Pabellón Sarbalé Ke, 2019, Coachella Valley (Estados Unidos)
Sarbalé Ke, Coachella Valley, 2019, Coachella Valley (United States)

Créditos  Project credits