Deezen

MARCH 15, 2022

Based in Berlin, Germany, Kéré has completed numerous schools and health centres across Africa in the Republic of Benin , Togo, Kenya , Mozambique, Mali , Sudan and his native Burkina Faso. The National Assembly of Benin is one of two parliaments designed by Kéré. He has designed numerous schools including the Gando Primary School.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

Find out more about Not A Hotel › Render courtesy of Kéré Architecture National Assembly of Benin, Benin, by Kéré Architecture Kéré Architecture is due to complete the National Assembly of Benin in West Africa in 2024.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Diébédo Francis Kéré is the architecture laureate for the 2023 Praemium Imperiale awards Kéré has completed numerous projects across Africa, including in the Republic of Benin, Togo, Kenya, Mozambique, Mali, Sudan and his home country Burkina Faso. The Praemium Imperiale awards are presented annually by Japan's imperial family.

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ArchiDiaries

MARCH 15, 2022

Diébédo Francis Kéré, born in 1965, Burkina Faso, a country with no clean drinking water, electricity and infrastructure, and one of the world’s most impoverished and illiterate. “I The Benin National Assembly (Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin), currently under construction and situated on a public park, is inspired by the palaver tree.

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The Spaces

JANUARY 26, 2022

Visualisations of the upcoming Benin National Assembly, inspired by the African palaver tree. Most recent is Kéré’s monumental design for Benin’s National Assembly was inspired by the African palaver tree and is slated for completion in 2023. Image: Kéré Architecture. Photography: Canmenwalker.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

His portfolio is mainly made up of socially conscious projects such as schools, health centres and community buildings, with buildings completed in several African countries. Among his more high-profile projects is the new parliament building for his native Burkina Faso , as well as a new parliament for neighbouring Benin.

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Deezen

MAY 18, 2023

The showcase at the Noguchi Museum in Queens features works by 30 artisans from 16 countries, including an intricate piece called Metanoia by Japanese ceramicist Eriko Inazaki that took home the top prize. I feel like needle-felting is craft with a lowercase C," he told Dezeen. Children can needle, it's accessible to a lot of people.

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