Salone del Mobile 2024 Events Francis Kéré in conversation with Giulia Ricci Thank you, we are waiting for you at the event Visit the agenda in your reserved area to find the events you have shown interest in. We are sorry that you will not be attending the event We have removed the event from your agenda, you can always add it back later April 17 th 2024 11:00 - 13:00 (CEST) Details Speakers The event will focus on the work of Francis Kéré, the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner. The first African to receive this honor is acclaimed for his unwavering commitment to sustainable and socially inclusive design. With such priorities, architecture can be a powerful force for tackling global problems, such as access to safe drinking water and education. Giulia Ricci, “Domus” journalist and editor, will moderate. Arena “Drafting Futures”, Pavilion 14 Francis Kéré 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. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate Speaker Giulia Ricci 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. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate Moderator
Francis Kéré 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. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate Speaker Giulia Ricci 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. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate Moderator
Francis Kéré 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. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
Giulia Ricci 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. Add to bookmarks I want to partecipate
