The 2012 Global Holcim Award winners were announced today, with Berlin-based architect Diébédo Francis Kéré taking the Gold Award and $200,000 for a secondary school he designed for his native village of Gando, Burkina Faso. As Kéré’s practice has grown (with current projects in countries ranging from Switzerland to China) he has remained dedicated to improving conditions in his 6,000-person village. He has designed, raised funds to build, and coordinated the construction of public buildings from a primary school—for which he won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2004—to a library and a women’s center, both under construction.
Click to view additional images. Global Holcim Award jury chair, Enrique Norten, comments on this winner. Click to watch.
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