Diebedo Francis Kere of Burkina Faso has been declared the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Kéré, who was born in Burkina Faso and is now a dual citizen of Burkina Faso and Germany, was awarded the prize for 2022 last week. Pritzker Prize is the highest and most prestigious honour in architecture field, founded in 1979.
Francis Kere is the 51st winner of the award and the first Black person to receive the honour. He is also the recipient of the 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
