--- description: Find out why Francis Kéré is one of the 100 most influential people of 2022. title: Francis Kéré: The 100 Most Influential People of 2022 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7532e2dd8bf97c46/698a31fc09208ff8b041929a/Diebedo-Francis-Kere-time100-2022.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- May 23, 2022 # Francis Kéré by David Adjaye  Diebedo Francis Kere Bettina Strenske—Alamy Diebedo Francis Kere Bettina Strenske—AlamyBettina Strenske—Alamy Francis Kéré brings to the world a different kind of contemporary African architecture. The [2022 Pritzker Prize winner](https://www.archdaily.com/tag/pritzker-prize-2022#:~:text=Francis%20K%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20Receives%20the%202022%20Pritzker%20Architecture%20Prize&text=Announced%20today%20by%20Tom%20Pritzker,Lacaton%20and%20Jean%2DPhilippe%20Vassal. "undefined") has built a career out of making places that exist on the periphery—places that have a transformative impact on the way in which ­communities and societies see and serve themselves. He is a trailblazer for his long-­standing commitment to ­formalizing space for both social and environmental good, and in this sense his legacy lives not just in his built work but also in his general practice and methodological spirit. This is manifest not only in Kéré’s completed buildings—such as a [Burkina Faso](https://time.com/6078343/angelina-jolie-burkina-faso-refugee-crisis/ "undefined")–based health center that boasts roofs designed to collect needed rainwater—but in the integrity of his process, which is ­predicated on knowledge ­building and knowledge sharing as he works with local communities to inform his creations. His recognition is fully and rightfully deserved. _Adjaye is an architect_ Francis Kéré Is on the 2022 TIME 100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177811/francis-kere/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177811/francis-kere/"},"headline":"Francis Kéré","datePublished":"2022-05-23T10:06:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:22:35.736Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177811/francis-kere/","keywords":["TIME 100","franchise","TIME100 2022"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7532e2dd8bf97c46/698a31fc09208ff8b041929a/Diebedo-Francis-Kere-time100-2022.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7532e2dd8bf97c46/698a31fc09208ff8b041929a/Diebedo-Francis-Kere-time100-2022.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177811/francis-kere/","name":"Francis Kéré"}}]}] ```