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Coverage dated March 14, 2022 to March 15, 2022

Burkina Faso-born Kere First African to Win Pritzker Architecture Prize

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Kere, 56, was hailed for his "pioneering" designs that are "sustainable to the earth and its inhabitants — in lands of extreme scarcity," said Tom Pritzker, chairman of the Hyatt Foundation that sponsors the award

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  1. Voice of America

    Burkina Faso-born Kere First African to Win Pritzker Architecture Prize (opens Voice of America)

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    Kere, 56, was hailed for his "pioneering" designs that are "sustainable to the earth and its inhabitants — in lands of extreme scarcity," said Tom Pritzker, chairman of the Hyatt Foundation that sponsors the award

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Pritzker Prize 2022: Francis Kéré becomes first African to win 'Nobel of architecture' (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    Oscar Holland, CNN When he was 7 years old, Francis Kéré left his family home to attend school because his village, Gando in Burkina Faso, did not have one of its own. Thirteen years later he moved to Germany on a carpentry scholarship with a dream of returning home one day to build the classrooms

  3. The Guardian

    ‘It is unbelievable’: Francis Kéré becomes first black architect to win the Pritzker prize (opens The Guardian)

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    Burkinabe architect takes the profession’s highest honour, having made his name with a schools and medical facilities in Africa, built by local communities with minimal resources

  4. France 24

    Diebedo Francis Kere becomes first African to win Pritzker architecture prize (opens France 24)

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    The Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award, was awarded Tuesday to Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere, organizers announced -- the first African to win the honor in its m…

  5. The Hill

    Architect from West Africa wins prestigious Pritzker Prize (opens The Hill)

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    West African architect Francis Kéré was announced on Tuesday as the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, architecture's highest honor.

  6. France 24

    'Happiest man': Diebedo Francis Kere becomes first African to win Pritzker prize (opens France 24)

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    The Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award, was awarded Tuesday to Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere -- the first African to win the honour in its more than 40-year hist…

  7. Black Enterprise

    This African-Born Architect First Black Laureate To Win Top Architecture Prize (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Burkina Faso-born Diébédo Francis Kéré is the 2022 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the first Black winner in the history of the award.

  8. Al Jazeera

    ‘Happiest man’ Kere first African to win Pritzker Prize (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Burkina Faso-born Diebedo Francis Kere was honoured for his ‘pioneering’ and sustainable designs in architecture.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Pritzker Prize goes to Burkina Faso-German architect Francis Kere | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Berlin-based architect Francis Kere has become the first African to win the most important prize in architecture. By using local resources, he developed a pioneering style.

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