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Counteract: Francis Kéré’s Unconventional Take on West African Architecture at the Biennale

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With its focus this year on Africa, it’s only fitting that one of the continent’s most accomplished architects, Francis Kéré, would make a stunning contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale. In his exhibit, entitled Counteract, he explores African perspectives on the built environment, the prior shortcomings of architectural solutions, and the promise for the future.

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