This library represents for us an important accomplishment since it. It also includes a few pictures of the school and staff below. The young students of gando are often the first in their families to learn how to read and write. As of 2008, despite efforts to improve education, the country had the lowest adult literacy rate in the world 25. Jun 04, 2012 primary school extension, gando eng eng three years after the opening, the school counts more than 280 pupils from gando and its surrounding villages. Primary school in gando kere architecture archdaily. Primary school in gando extension kere architecture. Nov 01, 2012 school in gando, burkina faso school in gando, burkina faso brislin, paul 20121101 00. 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 addition of the secondary school enabled students to progress further in their studies and pursue a path towards higher education. As the collective knowledge of construction began to spread and inspire gando, new cultural and educational projects have since been introduced to. May 25, 2009 eucalyptus is thought of as a weed in 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. It provides the ability to add new books from the kobo store and various ways of sorting your library of ebooks. We are raising money to build a school in burkina faso. The rural school as a place for sustainable community development. Primary school by diebedo francis kere, gando, burkina faso. Ume 21 contents click button to view thumbnails of pages.
More importantly, however, the primary school became a landmark of community pride and collectivity. Vernacular village compound in gando, aerial view, burkina faso, 2016. Francis kere, a native of gando, burkina faso is a german trained architect. It is also home to one of the very few schools in the areapassimnoghin primary school. Jul 16, 2009 grando primary school, gando, burkina faso. Burkina faso is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a literacy rate of 29% unesco institute for statistics. Presentation of the global holcim awards gold 2012 for secondary school with passive ventilation system, gando, burkina faso lr.
School in gando, burkina faso school in gando, burkina faso brislin, paul 20121101 00. The design is based on the same climatic ideas as the first building but using another expression. Primary school extension in gando kere architecture. Philadelphia museum of art exhibitions the architecture. Unicef burkina faso the children primary school years. School life cathy seeley, peace corps volunteer in burkina faso. 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. 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. Berlin, the aga khan award for architecture primary school gando, burkina faso. As of yet, a secondary school, school library, and womens center are still under construction and pending funds. The radical overhang of the schools tin roof panels provides shade around the school, catching and diffusing heat from above, at the dano secondary school in dano, burkina faso. Later, he studied architecture at ber lins technical university, where his final project was a primary school in gando.
The university of ouagadougou, founded in 1974, was the countrys first institution of higher education. The restoration was completed and achieves climatic comfort and energy sustainability by improving natural ventilation. It is it was designed by kere, an architect living in berlin, who comes from burkina faso and very well knows the. I would wake up very early to deliver newspapers, work as a carpenter during the day, go to school at 6 p. Francis kere receives first lafargeholcim building better recognition. Secondary school with passive ventilation system in burkina faso. Building in the islamic world today covers the gando primary school project, in gando, burkina faso.
Primary school at gando gando primary school archnet. Emergency operations burkina faso has made immense progress in increasing rapid response and public health emergency management capacity. Building in the islamic world today, edited by philippa baker. A primary school built cooperatively by a whole village community. For manual work on the site kere architecture cooperated with local. The refurbishment of the abu hindi primary school of the bedouin community is located near al azarije, and less than 10km east of jerusalem. Many elementary schools do not have adequate facilities to provide a descent educational environment. Burkina faso 2015 school challenge ryans well foundation. Data challenges in measuring access to education long path to achieving education for all. Officially, children are supposed to attend primary school between the ages of 6 and 12, although many children enter late or are held back, creating significant age variation by grade. The library will be finished in 2012and completes the school extension in gando. When the living water burkina faso team arrived, 300 families including a local primary school with 209 students.
Raising funds through an organisation in berlin, he applied the knowledge gained through his. Burkina faso gross enrolment rate in primary school. Enrique norten, principal and founder of ten arquitectos, and head of the global holcim awards jury congratulates main author of the winning project, francis kere, and members of his team, david jun, ines bergdolt, and hanna kummerle. Kere architecture naaba belem goumma secondary school. To safeguard burkinas model of peaceful coexistence, the government must address this sensitive issue through careful reforms, particularly in the education system. Be sure to see the related pages of photos of students, classes and colleagues. The primary school was completed in 2001 and received the aga khan award for architecture in 2004. Eucalyptus is thought of as a weed in burkina faso. Inspired by this model, two neighbouring villages now have their own new schools, built entirely with their own labour and funded. Radically simple extract by marcelo della giustina.
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. A perforated clay ceiling allows for maximum ventilation. School enrolment rates are low, and for those lucky enough to attend there is a problem of poor performance, attributable to poverty and lack of information in the areas of health and hygiene. Sustainable refurbishment of a primary school, near al azarije. Aid gando primary school architecture in development. Apr 28, 2015 grando primary school, gando, burkina faso. Gallery of modern art, brisbane, queensland, australia. 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. Diebedo francis kere was born april 10, 1965 in gando, burkina faso and studied at the. The polytechnical university in bobodioulasso was opened in 1995. This is a village that sustains itself on agriculture and livestock.
Primary school enrollment rates in burkina faso remain some of the lowest in the world, growing from 12percent in 1970 to 56 percent in 2005 unesco institute. In a troubled region, burkina faso is a rare example of religious diversity and tolerance. Recipients of the aga khan award for architecture 19802010. Gando is a village in burkina faso, in the centreest region, the boulgou province and the department of tenkodogo. School enrolment rates are low, and for those lucky enough to attend there is a problem of poor performance, attributable to poverty and lack of. Gando, province tenkodogo, burkina faso, africa architect. Escuela primaria en gando gando, burkina faso 2001 arq. School access, retention, and learning in 20 countries burkina faso efa fast track initiative profile. There is a true struggle that exists in burkina faso africa today. Secondary school with passive ventilation system, gando, burkina. Grando primary school, gando, burkina faso dailymotion. Download pdf burkina faso bradt travel guide burkina faso read online.
Primary school in gando, burkina faso education in burkina faso is structured in much the same way as in the rest of the world. In the center region of burkina faso, down national road 16 on the koupela tenkodogo axis, lies a small village in the heart of burkina fasopassimnoghin. Cdc collaborates with burkina faso to build core public health capacities in disease surveillance, laboratory systems, workforce development, and emergency management. Kere, grew up in a small village which had no school infrastructure, forcing him to move to a village 40km awa y to. Burkina faso secondary schools, buildings in africa earchitect. After the overwhelming success of the gando primary school, it soon became clear that additional educational resources were greatly needed for older students.
As a native of burkina faso, francis kere grew up with many challenges and few resources. Primary school teachers housing school extension school library secondary school songtaaba womens center atelier gando. Apr 22, 2011 there is a true struggle that exists in burkina faso africa today. Gando is a village in burkina faso, in the centreest region, the boulgou province and the. Download citation school in gando, burkina faso in 2001, architect diebedo francis kere completed the design and construction of a primary school for his. Aga khan award for architecture for the construction of the gando primary school. School in gando, burkina faso, architectural design 10. Secondary school with passive ventilation system, gando. A primary school extension and teachers housing were built to support the overwhelming demand of educational resources. Primary school extension, gando eng eng three years after the opening, the school counts more than 280 pupils from gando and its surrounding villages. Media in category primary school, gando the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.
If youre looking for a reading app or you dont want to buy a separate ereader then the kobo app is a brilliant standalone. Burkina faso build a school project by shape 1 africa. His architectural practice has been recognized nationally and internationally with awards including the aga khan award for architecture 2004 for his first building, a primary school in gando, burkina faso. Click on a thumbnail image to see the larger photo. Primary school, gando, burkina faso, 2004 panafrican institute of development, ouagadougou, burkina faso, 1992 kahere eila poultry farming school, koliagbe, guinea, 2001. Description this chapter of architecture and polyphony. In terms of education, the situation of children aged 6 is basically the same as the overall state of other children in burkina faso. Kere was the first person from his village of gando to go to university, studying architecture in berlin, where his practice is based. But a perceived discrepancy between a significant number of muslims and their low level of public representation has created tensions. Two years after the completion of the primary school, there was demand from more than 260 children from gando and the surrounding.
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