Inspiration | Low cost architecture

The late automobile designer, Sergio Pininfarina, observed that “good design does not cost more than bad design.” We were challenged by @paddy444444 to explore the more economical and socially minded output of the architecture profession. Let’s start with Gando Primary School by the first local to ever study abroad, Francis Diebedo Kéré. This project fuses local vernacular traditions and imported metals to achieve great thermal performance and a powerful sense of place. Burkina Faso, 2001.

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