The prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize honors the living legends among today’s architects. The annual international prize is widely considered “architecture’s Nobel” and “the profession’s highest honor”. This year, Burkina Faso native Diébédo Francis Kéré received the 2022 Laureate designation. The honor makes him the first Black architect to win the award since its inception in 1979.

Burkina Faso native, architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, awarded top architecture prize in the world — Diébédo Francis Kéré, Photo Credit: Lars Borges

The Pritzker Architecture Prize honors the work of living architects possessing talent, vision, and commitment to producing significant contributions to humanity and the art of architecture. Kéré’s magnificent work consists of awe-inspiring creations around the world, several of which are located in his homeland country.

2021 Laureate Jean-Philippe Vassal describes the work of Kéré with “some words that we don’t choose so often in architecture: happiness, kindness, agility.”

Benin National Assembly, Rendering Credit:

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