International LafargeHolcim Award - Gold 2012
Francis Kéré won the Gold International Holcim Award for the Gando Secondary School in 2012.
From the LarfageHolcim Foundation:
“The Holcim Foundation is proud to present the gold award to this project, and honor the commitment of the team from Kéré Architecture and the Gando community to engage in sustainability beyond construction,” commented Edward Schwarz. “We also acknowledge that Diébédo Francis Kéré has allocated all prize money received from the Holcim Awards competition to the project – and is living proof that education is the basis for a brighter future.”
Francis Kéré won the Gold International Holcim Award for the Gando Secondary School in 2012.
From the LarfageHolcim Foundation:
“The Holcim Foundation is proud to present the gold award to this project, and honor the commitment of the team from Kéré Architecture and the Gando community to engage in sustainability beyond construction,” commented Edward Schwarz. “We also acknowledge that Diébédo Francis Kéré has allocated all prize money received from the Holcim Awards competition to the project – and is living proof that education is the basis for a brighter future.”
