Diébédo Francis Kéré

Pritzker Prize

March 15, 2026February 12, 2016 by Reading Office

pritzkerprize.com Laureate: 2026: Smiljan Radić (Chile) 2025: Liu Jiakun (China) 2024: Riken Yamamoto (Japan) 2023: David Chipperfield (United Kingdom) 2022: Diébédo Francis Kéré (Burkino Faso) 2021: Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal (France) 2020: Yvonne Farrell & Shelley McNamara (Ireland) 2019: Arata Isozaki (Japan) 2018: Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (India) 2017: Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem & Ramón Vilalta (Spain) 2016: … Read more

March 15, 2026April 10, 1965 by Reading Office

Diébédo Francis Kéré was born April 10, 1965 in Gando, Burkina Faso and studied at the Technical University of Berlin. Parallel to his studies, he established the Kéré Foundation e.V. (formerly Schulbausteine für Gando e.V.), and in 2005 he founded Kéré Architecture. His architectural practice has been recognized nationally and internationally with awards including the … Read more