Kéré Architecture

05/02/2026

Carnival is almost here, and Rio is getting ready to move!

Step inside the Biblioteca dos Saberes, just next to Oscar Niemeyer’s Sambódromo. At the heart of the library, a “tree of knowledge” rises, anchoring a lively house of samba. Reading rooms, an auditorium, terraces, gardens, and open-air spaces come together to unite literature, music, and community—blurring the line between celebration and learning.

08/05/2024

The Fireplace · Milan · 2024

“The Fireplace” – a round pavilion crafted from natural spruce logs – served as the backdrop for the latest campaign kitchen and was presented at the Salone del Mobile in April.

Picture credit: Kéré Architecture

29/05/2023

Counteract . Venice . 2023

Staying true to Kéré’s participatory way of working, the details of the installation were worked out with , a Yorck based manufacturing and engineering company. Stage One has been a trusted Kéré partner since our collaboration for the Serpentine Pavilion. Stage One’s team familiarised itself with working with clay for the first time and in a close creative exchange ensured that our vision was turned into a viable installation format.

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Status: Temporary Exhibition 20th May - 20th November 20th
Date: 2023
Site: 18th Biennale di Architettura di Venezia, Italy
Size: ~ 50 sqm
Collaborators: , , ApARTe°/Escuela Moderna

19/05/2023

Counteract • Venice • 2023

“An architecture that is inspired by what was, wary of what is, and hopeful of what can be, has the ability to move from a misguided status quo to audacious possibilities”

Counteract celebrates West African architectural prowess of the past, takes stock of the situation today and nudges towards a different approach. This installation offers a different vision of how to do architecture, which is made possible thanks to the essential understanding of what was and what is. Why do we build how we build? What has changed and why? What remains the same? Use of light, motivations to build, material innovation, everyday objects, and amenities as well as people’s needs in a given location can offer alternative approaches to today’s architecture that are not simply copy and paste, but their very own option.

The 2023 Venice Biennale opens May 20th until November 20th, 2023.

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Status: Temporary Exhibition 20th May - 20th November 20th
Date: 2023
Site: 18th Biennale di Architettura di Venezia, Italy
Size: ~ 50 sqm
Collaborators: , , ApARTe°/Escuela Moderna

17/05/2023

Counteract • Venice • 2023

Francis Kéré was invited to the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia curated by Lesley Lokko.

, the first African curator of the Architettura 2023, invites Kéré Architecture to participate in the main exhibition “Laboratory of the Future”. Our installation helps set the tone that guides visitors through an unprecedented showcasing of architectural solutions outside the status quo, with most participants based in, from or connected to the African continent.

“Counteract” seeks to give context to the history and potential future of the architecture from and for West Africa. Our installation guides visitors through what this may mean for architecture by exploring three aspects: WHAT WAS, WHAT IS and WHAT CAN BE.

“Just because our history was interrupted by others, does not mean our future has to be” – Francis Kéré.

We worked with , our trusted partners since 2017. They brought their technical expertise to this project and allowed it to come to life exactly as we imagined it.

The 2023 Venice Biennale opens May 20th until November 20th, 2023.

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Status: Temporary Exhibition 20th May - 20th November 20th
Date: 2023
Site: 18th Biennale di Architettura di Venezia, Italy
Size: ~ 50 sqm
Collaborators: , , ApARTe°/Escuela Moderna

24/04/2023

The Yale School of Architecture and the Kéré Architecture Studio are pleased to announce the Francis Kéré Scholarship, which is dedicated to supporting the education of aspiring architects from Africa while studying at Yale University. We look forward to welcoming the inaugural Francis Kéré Scholar this Fall. The scholarship was established with a gift from the Sidney E. Frank Foundation in honor of Kéré, who has taught at YSoA as the William B. and Charlotte Shepherd Davenport Visiting Professor in Fall 2019 and, more recently, the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Professor in Fall 2022. Read more about it at the link below.

The Yale School of Architecture has just announced a new scholarship named after 2022 Pritzker Prize winner Francis Kéré in the interest of supporting African students at the school as they complete their journey to a career in architecture. “There are so many aspiring African architects, and...

18/04/2023

Kéré Architecture is happy to announce that Francis will be delivering the Keynote Address at the Rhode Island School of Design 2023 Commencement. He will also accept an honorary degree alongside designer Walter Hood and artist Do Ho Suh. More info at the link below ⤵️

PROVIDENCE, RI – April 4, 2023 – On Saturday, June 3, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) will award degrees to 531 undergraduate and 278 graduate students at its 140th Commencement ceremony. Commencement 2023 will take place at 9 am ET at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in downtown Providence follow...

12/04/2023

In March, we were present at the "Semaine de l'architecte" (the architect's week) in Ouagadougou. This year's theme was 30 years of construction in Burkina Faso and we were able to explore the challenges and future perspectives that take into account climate change and other pressing matters that architecture is called upon to offer solutions for.

08/03/2023

Happy International Women’s Rights Day!

March 8th is a public holiday in Burkina Faso since 1984 when it was instituted by Thomas Sankara to highlight the day-to-day obstacles Burkinabé women face.

A mere 35 years later Berlin - our second home - followed suite and in 2019 became the first (and as of yet only) state in Germany to
make women’s day an official holiday.

02/03/2023

We’re excited to share that Kéré Architecture has been invited to the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia curated by Lesley Lokko. Stay tuned!

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La Biennale di Venezia
Lesley Lokko

02/03/2023

We’re excited to share that Kéré Architecture has been invited to the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia curated by Lesley Lokko. Stay tuned!

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01/03/2023

Cevisama 2023 // It was great to participate in this year’s Architecture Forum alongside Anne Lacaton & Vassal and DAVID CHIPPERFIELD and give insight about the Léo Surgical Clinic, a project dear to my heart and the studio. 🤍

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