Being both an African and an aspiring architect people such as David Adjaye, Kunle Adeyemi, and the man featured here Francis Kere have always served as inspirations and also idols that I've looked up to. Seeing Kere being chosen for such an amazing honor which designing a pavilion for the Serpentine Pavillion is, is truly captivating.
Coming off a year that saw David Adjaye and associates unveil not only the African American museum in D.C. but also begin work on a newly revitalized shipyard in San Francisco, it's an exciting time to be an African architecture student.
In typical fashion, Kere not only mimics and nods to nature but actually incorporates it in his design as well. His tree inspired design features a rainwater collector waterfall which reminded me of a cool water collector design by Italian architect Arturo Vittori I saw late last year on Dezeen's YouTube channel. The architecture features an open courtyard and the ceiling lets in natural light through slits in the wooden roofing. All in all, another great work from my idol Kere...I'd expect nothing less.
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