Francis Kéré’s Kamwokya Community Centre debuts in Uganda

2022-11-02T10:00:00-04:00

Pritzker Prize winner Francis Kéré’s firm has shared photos of their just-completed Kamwokya Community Centre project in the Ugandan capital of Kampala.

Designed for the city’s informal settlement of Kamwokya, the center hosts a variety of activities and educational resources for residents in partnership with its clients, the Ameropa Foundation and Kamwokya Christian Caring Community (KCCC).

Image by Jaime Herraiz. Copyright Kéré Architecture

“We wanted to give a place of quality and beauty to the people of Kamwokya,” Ameropa’s founder Nicole Miesche said. “A place where they could sit down, take a rest from their daily struggle and dream, a place also where the children could play in a safe and clean environment.”

Photo by Iwan Baan

Image by Jaime Herraiz. Copyright Kéré Architecture

Set on a raised platform to protect against flooding, the program includes two well-ventilated, spatially-flexible buildings, a sports field, and separate sanitary facilities. The build...

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Francis Kéré’s Kamwokya Community Centre debuts in Uganda