Francis Kéré presented his inspiring work at a TED Talk in New York. He knew exactly what he wanted to do when he got his degree in architecture – go home to Gando in Burkina Faso, to help his neighbors reap the benefit of his education.
Last updated: December 23, 2013 New York, USA
Francis Kéré presented his inspiring work at a TED Talk in New York. He knew exactly what he wanted to do when he got his degree in architecture – go home to Gando in Burkina Faso, to help his neighbors reap the benefit of his education.
In this talk as part of TEDCity2.0 in New York City, Francis Kéré shows off some of the beautiful structures he has helped to build in his small village in the years since then, including an award-winning primary school made from clay by the entire community, and his Holcim Awards prize-winning secondary school.
During the engaging presentation, Francis Kéré explained: “My most recent project in Gando is a high school project. The innovation in this project is to cast mud like you cast concrete. When you know what the best recipe is – and also the best form – you start working with the community.”
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