Architect from West Africa receives the Pritzker prize, architecture’s highest honor

Diébédo Francis Kéré, who grew up in Burkina Faso, and was one of the first children to be educated in his village, has dedicated his career to creating structures from scarce resources that serve the people of his country and other parts of Africa. Host Marco Werman speaks to him about his work.

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