First African Wins Pritzker Prize for Architecture

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Francis Kéré is a Burkinabé architect, recognized for his innovative works. Kéré will be awarded the Pritzker Prize this year. Pritzker is an annual award given to architects whose built work showcases the attributes of talent, vision, and devotion.

Francis Kéré is the first African to be awarded the Pritzker Prize for Architecture.The citation for the international award recognizes “his buildings, for and with communities, are directly of those communities – in their making, their materials, their programs and their unique characters.” On May 26, Kéré will receive architecture's top accolade in London.