5 Incredibly Exciting Architects From Africa You Should Get to Know

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Diebedo Francis Kere

Kere comes from the small village of Gando, Burkina Faso. His Berlin-based firm, Kere Architecture, focuses on projects that will improve Burkina Faso on an economic and educational level. The country is dotted with schools he designed that use earth bricks as a cooling agent for hot classrooms.

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This is a primary school Kere designed.