Diébédo Francis Kéré

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

   · 2001 · cited 18,518x

2. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 10,740x

3. Guidelines for the Process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Measures

   · 2000 · cited 10,527x

4. The Sequence of the Human Genome

   · 2001 · cited 10,177x

5. A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 9,223x

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Quotes

• “I just came to Germany because I got a scholarship... to attend training as a development activist in carpentry... Imagine, there is no wood in . ...There's not a lot of trees nor wood and carpentry is very primitive ...but ...coming to Germany was a chance to escape.., to move... to escape my environment to another environment where everything seemed to be available and possible!”
• “When I came to Berlin I didn't have my high school degree. ...I had to go again, back to school ...in an evening school in Berlin ...for 5 years ...from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM to be able to do my high school degree... to go to TU to study architecture.”
• “I built my... first project, a primary school in Gando.., my home village when I was still a student.., and I graduate 3 years later. ...[I]t was a sheer necessity that led me to build a school because when I leave my village there was no school and... instead of bringing presents to my village, I just wanted to give... education to my village.”
• “The problem... is how to explain drawings and engineering to people who are neither able to read or write. So what I do is to build a ... a model... Normally I jump on top of that structure so that my people understood that it is working. It won't crash. So that is the test... to check the engineering.”
• “[I]f you build a school, this is not enough. ...[Y]ou need teachers. ...[W]e ...collaborate with the government. The government is sending teachers, and pay them. ...I have to ...provide .., housing for them. ...[A]n educated person ...don't want to stay in the village. ...[W]e ...provide them with very comfortable housing, so to attract them.”
• “Even the adult need[s] education. We train the young people in the technique we apply to build the schools so they can earn money. They become professionals working in different building site[s]... from... Gando, to other cities... in Burkina Faso, to the neighboring countries... Ghana, , .., so something is happening...”

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Key dates

Born

10 April 1965

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Francis

Gender

male

Citizenship

Burkina Faso

Place of birth

Gando

Occupation

architect

Position held

visiting professor

Educated at

Technische Universität Berlin

Languages spoken

French

Field of work

sustainable architecture

Official website

www.kerearchitecture.com

Image

Francis Kere, 2019.jpg

Work location

Berlin

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