PRITZKER PRIZE

Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere has become the first African to win the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s most prestigious honour, in its more than 40-year history. Diebedo Francis Kere was born in Gando, Burkina Faso, and based in Berlin, Germany, holds duo dual citizenship of Burkina Faso and Germany. According to the Pritzker Prize announcement. “Through his commitment to social justice and engagement, and intelligent use of local materials to connect and respond to the…