Francis Kéré, an architect between
- Director
- Daniel Schwarz
- Duration
- 45 min
- Language
- Engels / Duits, Engels ondertiteld
With a lecture by Michiel Smits.
Architect Francis Kéré seeks to solve social problems, using a mix of low-tech and high design and working in partnership with the communities for whom he builds.
The work of Francis Kéré is at the forefront of a paradigm shift within architecture. Globally, people are turning to designers to address intractable problems from poverty to climate change. Kéré seeks to do just this, using a mix of low-tech and high design and working in partnership with the communities for whom he builds. This film documents Kéré at the mid-point of an ascendant career, in action between his native Burkina Faso and Germany, where he is attempting to build a performance centre for Syrian refugees.
Daniel Schwarz, DU CH 2016, 20 min.
Michiel Smits, researcher at TU Delft and architecture teacher at Avans University of Applied Sciences will talk about his experiences as pro bono architect in Africa (lecture in Dutch).
