Serpentine Pavilion 2017: Francis Kéré's design 'inspired by a tree'

Name: Serpentine Pavilion 2017: Francis Kéré's design 'inspired by a tree'
Uploaded: 2017-07-06T01:03:58.000Z
Duration: 1 min 13 s
Description: Renowned Burkina Faso architect Francis Kéré has become the first African to design the prestigious Serpentine Pavilion in London. So how did a tree inspire his design?

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Renowned architect Francis Kéré has become the first African to design the prestigious Serpentine Pavilion in London.

He explains why a desert tree from his home country Burkina Faso was the inspiration for his design.

Video journalists: Genevieve Sagno and Rupert Waring

Africa

6 July 2017