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Diébédo Francis Kéré

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Diébédo Francis Kéré (born 10 April 1965) is a Burkinabé-German architect, recognized for creating innovative works that are often sustainable and collaborative in nature. In 2022, he became the first native African to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Educated at Technische Universität Berlin, he has lived in Berlin since 1985. Parallel to his studies, he established the Kéré Foundation (formerly Schulbausteine für Gando), and in 2005 he founded Kéré Architecture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diébédo Francis Kéré is the 345th most popular architect (up from 379th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Burkina Faso (down from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Burkinabe Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Diébédo Francis Kéré ranks 345 out of 518. Before him are Girolamo Cassar, Michael Graves, Francesco Sabatini, Vannoccio Biringuccio, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Charles Jencks. After him are Lipót Baumhorn, Laurynas Gucevičius, Christopher Alexander, Benedetto Antelami, Henning Larsen, and Imre Makovecz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Diébédo Francis Kéré ranks 160. Before him are Tommy Flanagan, Bryan Singer, Linda Perry, Dennis Lehane, Rafael Martín Vázquez, and Jane Adams. After him are Shiho Kaneda, Ernesto Hoost, Marcelino García Toral, Peter Jacobson, Amanda Tapping, and Frédéric Beigbeder.

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In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Diébédo Francis Kéré ranks 11 out of 49. Before him are Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Michel Kafando (1942), Yacouba Sawadogo (1946), Saye Zerbo (1932), and Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942). After him are Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925), Gilbert Diendéré (1960), Gaston Kaboré (1951), Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (1981), Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954), and Idrissa Ouédraogo (1954).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Burkina Faso

Among architects born in Burkina Faso, Diébédo Francis Kéré ranks 1. 

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