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Burkina Faso: Architect Innovates with Sustainable Primary School

· Written by Lova Rakotomalala

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Burkina Faso, Citizen Media, Development, Economics & Business, Education, Environment, Ideas, Science, Sport, Youth
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Screenshot of the primary school built by Diébédo Francis Kéré in Gando, Burkina Faso. via SF Kultur.

Architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has designed a sustainable primary school in Gando, Burkina Faso, using mud bricks and corrugated iron. The innovative design allows much needed light and ventilation [2] in a village where temperatures sometimes reach 104° F.