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TED Talk: How to Build with Clay – Diébédo Francis Kéré
In this TED Talk, Aga Khan Awardwinning architect, Diébédo
Francis Kéré, explains how to
build a community with clay.
With his firm Kéré Architecture,
the Burkina Faso native has
achieved international renown
by using local building materials
and techniques to engage and
improve local expertise. Watch
as he explains how he applied his
personal success to benefit the
small African village he grew up
in. AD
Kéré is a German-trained architect from the small West African town
of Gando in Burkina Faso. As the first son of the head of his village,
he was the only child allowed to attend school. After excelling in his
studies, Kéré was awarded a scholarship to apprentice in Germany. He
then attended the Technische Universität in Berlin where he earned
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