Francis Kéré honored as 2023 Praemium Imperiale Award laureate

The Japan Art Association has named Diébédo Francis Kéré as the Praemium Imperiale laureate 2023 in its Architecture category. Kéré was honored as part of the award’s 34th year and follows 2022 winners Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, founders of SANAA. The other winners of the 2023 Praemium Imperiale Award were Vija Celmins (Painting category), Olafur Eliasson (Sculpture category), Wynton Marsalis (Music category), and Robert Wilson (Theater-Cinema category).“Seeking to combine his country's skills and materials with innovative design and relevant engineering solutions, with a priority of working for and with local communities, Diébédo Francis Kéré has transformed architecture not only in Burkina Faso but throughout Africa and well beyond,” the award organizers said in their citation. “This 'thinking differently' is at the heart of Kéré’s architecture, architecture of striking beauty.”Read the full post on Bustler