Sri lanka spring 2012 one of the eleven architectural projects featured in the show is a primary school in gando, burkina faso, africa by. Growing up as a child, he had to travel 40km to the neighbouring village to go to a school with poor lighting and ventilation. With the support of his community and funds raised through his foundation, schulbausteine fuer gando bricks for gando, francis began construction of the primary school, his very first building. Primary school, gando, burkina faso, 2001 to ensure natural and sustainable cooling in an extremely hot region, the roof over the classrooms is elevated from the interior construction. School in gando, burkina faso school in gando, burkina faso brislin, paul 20121101 00. As regards freedom of the press, the country is ranked 1st in. A perforated clay ceiling allows for maximum ventilation. Just when we thought the end was in sight the government in burkina faso are withholding their recognition of our project as an official school until the admin block has been completed and a good water suppy has been sorted. Raising funds through an organisation in berlin, he applied the knowledge gained through his architectural education and associates in germany to. These innovative designs signal a renewed sense of commitment, shared by many of todays practitioners, to the social responsibilities of architecture. It also represents the involvement of a whole community in the construction of a building that symbolizes the first step towards this improvement.
The village became famous in 2004, when the architect diebedo francis kere, originating from gando and living in germany, received the prestigious aga khan award for architecture for the construction of the gando primary school. The library will be finished in 2012and completes the school extension in gando. Gando primary school gando, burkina faso aeworldmap. Dec 04, 2014 he was sent far from his home in gando, to join 150 other children in a basic school, where he excelled. Kere was born in the village of gando, which lies in burkina faso, west africa, and was the first member of his community to attend school. This library represents for us an important accomplishment since it. Finally we shall try to sketch a scenario for the future of education in burkina faso. Primary school in gando, burkina faso education in burkina faso is structured in much the same way as in the rest of the world. Media in category primary school, gando the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Primary school in gando extension kere architecture. Raising funds through an organisation in berlin, he applied the knowledge gained through his architectural education and associates in germany to design the school in local sustainable materials. Be sure to see the related pages of photos of students, classes and colleagues. This is a formative study aiming to identify the main barriers to the provision and uptake of quality postpartum family planning ppfp services at the supply, access, demand and policy levels in burkina faso.
School in gando, burkina faso, architectural design 10. Linden, and matt sloan we evaluate a girlfriendly primary school program in burkina faso using a regression discontinuity design. Secondary school with passive ventilation system, gando. Primary school in gando kere architecture archdaily. Introduction this school, in a remote settlement in the south of burkina faso, is the expression of one mans commitment to improve conditions in his village.
Click on a thumbnail image to see the larger photo. As of yet, a secondary school, school library, and womens center are still under construction and pending funds. The primary objective of this project was to design a sustainable building appropriate for the climatic conditions in this part of africa. As the first son of the head of gando, his home village in burkina faso, kere was the only child allowed to attend school in a large city. In 2001, architect diebedo francis kere completed the design and construction of a primary school for his home village of gando in burkina faso. Monthly calendar for the month october in year 2016. Though this stance echoes socially engaged movements of the past. Gando primary school is a truss and primary school that was built from 2000 until 2001. Burkina faso is experiencing a mining boom mainly due to the exploitation of gold. Kere recalls how the women in his village would give him their last pennies when he would return to school from holidays. Project update june 2012 secondary school with passive ventilation system, gando, burkina faso project update 2012 secondary school with passive ventilation system, gando, burkina faso.
The project is located in gando, burkina faso, africa. School in gando, burkina faso wiley online library. Bobo dioulasso, burkina faso, 22 june 2006 attending school is a challenge for many children in western burkina faso. Primary school at gando gando primary school archnet. Search for data related to this country by selecting the dimensions that you want to include in your results. Grando primary school, gando, burkina faso video dailymotion. Making sense of data to improve education policy brief. If time permits, ask students to share in small groups. Description this chapter of architecture and polyphony. The roof of the primary school was pulled away from the learning space of the interior though, and a perforated clay ceiling with ample ventilation was introduced. As a native of burkina faso, francis kere grew up with many challenges and few resources. Burkina faso, with a population estimated at 17 million inhabitants, is also located in the african meningitis belt and has faced a.
Primary school in gando, burkina faso arquitectura. Calendars online and print friendly for any year and month. Vernacular village compound in gando, aerial view, burkina faso. Kere was the first person from his village of gando to go to university, studying architecture in berlin, where his. Its clay walls are topped with a double roof structure of adobe and tin that blocks the heat of the sun, making the inside up to six degrees cooler than it would be with tin alone. The population of ouagadougou the capital and largest city of burkina faso is about 2 million.
Have students complete the burkina faso activity sheet. The event will be held on june 20th, 2014 in berlin, germany. In 1998 the architect planned a climate friendly clay school building in his home village of gando, 200 kilometres west of the capital of ouagadougou. What brought me back to wanting to design schools was a book called design like you give a damn produced by architecture for humanity, and specifically a project featured within the book. Lack of access to education in burkina faso has resulted in a national literacy rate of only 35 percent. A little more than half of population of burkina faso consists of people under the age of 17 years old. Evidence from the bright school construction program in burkina faso by harounan kazianga, dan levy, leigh l. Laterite stone, which is abundant in this region, was chosen as the main building material. This exhibition presents eleven architectural projects on five continents that respond to localized needs in underserved communities. Help us to always remember to see its beauty and protect it as a precious gift. Not only was the story of the school inspiring, but the design is brilliant, simple and beautiful.
Building blocks for gando was set up by the award winning architect diebedo francis kere in 1998. A primary school extension and teachers housing were built to support the overwhelming demand of educational resources. Gando is a village in burkina faso, in the centreest region, the boulgou province and the department of tenkodogo. Nov 23, 2016 as a 2016 school of data fellow, my focus area of work is extractives data and i work with nrgi to advance data literacy in that sector in africa, particularly in burkina faso. Grando primary school, gando, burkina faso youtube. It is it was designed by kere, an architect living in berlin, who comes from burkina faso and very well knows the. One of the poorest of the african nations, burkina faso is a landlocked country in the southern part of africas great bulge. On each of those topics we will discuss the achievements and opportunities on the one hand, then the constraints and risks. He was awarded a scholarship to study architecture in berlin, germany.
Burkina faso ranks fifth in the waemu zone behind benin, senegal, togo and cote divoire, with an index of 0. The architect, who comes from this area, has been designing objects making the most of the available local material and local labour force. Kere was the first person from his village of gando to go to university, studying architecture in berlin, where his practice is based. The countrys capital and largest city is ouagadougou see ouagadougou, burkina faso. Building in the islamic world today, edited by philippa baker. Secondary school in dano, burkina faso by francis kere.
Building for the primary school of gando and extension by. Natural ventilation, clay bricks, air convection, raised roof for improved ventilation, corrugated metal roof, sustainability, local resources, perforated clay articles. Gando, with a population of 3,000, lies on the southern plains of burkina faso, some 200 kilometres from ouagadougou, the capital. The strengths of burkina faso burkina faso is the second most welcoming country in ecowas member states, according to the 2014 report of the world economic forum and is ranked third on good governance within the uemoa region according to the 2015 mo ibrahim of african governance.
Presentation of the global holcim awards gold 2012 for secondary school with passive ventilation system, gando, burkina faso lr. Secondary school with passive ventilation system lafargeholcim. Education in burkina faso is structured in much the same way as in the rest of the world. Gando, province tenkodogo, burkina faso, africa architect. Big sales burkina faso bradt travel guide burkina faso premium ebooks. To download a pdf version of the full 2019 burkina faso country, click here. Orlando east, soweto, south africa, from the series shebeen blues, 2007 creative africa at philadelphia museum of art. Being native to burkina faso, he grew up facing many challenges, few resources and an oppressive learning environment within the school. Burkina faso formerly upper volta is a landlocked sahel country that shares borders with six nations. This school is the result of one mans mission to improve conditions in his village.
Two years after the completion of the primary school, there was demand from more than 260 children from gando. Inspired by this model, two neighbouring villages now have their own new schools, built entirely with their own labour and funded. In keeping with the educational mission of tippet rise, the tippet rise fund of the sidney e. Building in the islamic world today covers the gando primary school project, in gando, burkina faso. Help to selfhelp is the ideology of diebedo francis kere, a young architect from burkina faso who is attempting to improve the lot of his west african countrymen. Gando primary school burkina faso spaces for learning. For parents and children in eastern burkina faso, school. Primary school at gando architecture and polyphony. Schorge secondary school in koudougou, burkina faso. Not only did he design the school and raise the funds to build it.
As of 2008, despite efforts to improve education, the country had the lowest adult literacy rate in the world 25. Burkina faso abstract school buildings in gando, burkina faso, africa have been designed by diebedo francis kere. Primary school in gando, burkina faso in 2008, a new primary school, intended to accommodate 280 pupils from the village and the surrounding areas, was built in the village of gando in burkina faso. Radically simple extract by marcelo della giustina. Burkina faso students britannica kids homework help. Burkina faso cahf centre for affordable housing finance. Read burkina faso bradt travel guide burkina faso pdf online. Parents cannot afford the costly fees to enrol their children in private schools.
Lycee schorge secondary school, koudougou, burkina faso. A primary school built cooperatively by a whole village community. As a native of burkina faso, francis kere grew up with. Evaluation report of the speed school in mali, burkina faso. This page has descriptions of my teaching experience and the burkinabe school system. Nrc aims to increase access to formal and informal education opportunities for children and youth.
Formerly known as upper volta, it was affiliated economically with france, which ruled it for more than 60 years. In response to the needs and gaps identified above, nrc is implementing education, shelter, food security, and icla programmes in mali, and shelter and education programmes in burkina faso. Construction is progressing using larger clay elements cast in place instead of bricks for the walls, using similar materials but with the addition of gravel. Evaluation report of the speed school in mali, burkina faso and niger. Oct 29, 2012 this article was originally published in domus 962 october 2012 its been more than ten years since diebedo francis kere built his first school in burkina faso. It lies between the sahara desert and the gulf of guinea, south of the loop of the niger river, mostly between latitudes 9 and 15n a small area is north of 15, and longitudes 6w and 3e.
Jan 16, 2011 dano, burkina faso in 2001, while still a student at dano, burkina faso the berlin technical university, diebedo francis kere completed his first project. Secondary school with passive ventilation system, gando, burkina. Project dano school passively cool burkina faso credits. Supply chain analysis of primary school project in burkina faso, africa abin babu ajas sunil anand premnath v. Kere architecture has been recognised nationally and internationally with awards, including the aga khan award for architecture 2004 for his first building, a primary school in gando, burkina faso. This school, in a remote settlement in the south of burkina faso, is the expression of one mans commitment to improve living conditions in his village. It also includes a few pictures of the school and staff below. School life cathy seeley, peace corps volunteer in burkina faso.
A good case study in this case is the gando primary school and its extension designed and built by francis kere in rural gando, burkina faso. The selection of the years will trigger a process to show you the number of results on your search according to the selected criteria. Here, he conceived the idea of building a new village school to replace the decaying existing one, which had fallen into disuse. Two years after the completion of the primary school, there was demand from more than 260 children from gando and the surrounding.
Primary school by diebedo francis kere, gando, burkina faso. He later attended the technical university of berlin, where he earned a diploma in architecture and engineering. Niger zimbabwe burkina faso mali senegal namibia congo, rep. Among his main works are the primary school 2001 and the library under construction of gando, burkina faso. Closing prayer 5 minutes creator god, we encounter you in all you have made. Feb 21, 2017 2017 serpentine pavilion will be designed by francis kere hes creating a tree to gather the community by jenny xie feb 21, 2017, 12. Philadelphia museum of art exhibitions the architecture. As a result, the affordable, stateowned schools are suffering from severe overcrowding.