Francis Kéré in conversation with Giulia Ricci

The internationally acclaimed architect Francis Kéré garnered critical praise from the beginning of his architectural practice when awarded the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2004) for his first ever building - a primary school he designed, raised the funds for and realised in collaboration with the residents of his native Gando, Burkina Faso. In 2022, he became the first African architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize. 

Giulia is deputy editor of About: and Elledecor.it. She became a registered journalist after her training in architecture at IUAV University of Venice, the Milan Polytechnic and KU Leuven in Brussels. She was part of the editorial team of Domus from 2018 to 2024. Since 2022, she is part of the technical-scientific committee for Culture of the Foundation of the board of the Architects of Milan and its province. She is an advisor to the EUMiesAwards, the Italian Architecture Prize and the Gubbio Prize.