Architect Diébédo knew exactly what he wanted to do when he got his degree in

architecture. He wanted to go home to his hometown to help his neighbours acquire the
benefit of his learnings. Architect Diébédo showed some of the beautiful structures he
has helped to build the village.

What I loved about the talk is, not only

he helped through building schools, but
the people in Gando also learned some
skills from him, which they, as Architect
Diébédo said, can earn from it. I also
admire him on how he always use "we"
instead of "I" or me on his projects,
which shows how humble he is.

He doesn’t take all the credit to himself but also include the community. In these difficult
times, Kéré’s work is a magnificent example of the potential of architecture to provide a
better future and to catalyse progress on a local scale. His projects show how the
architect’s role is not just to design walls, doors, windows and roofs. His work shows
strong climate and budget concerns, along with the will to engage local communities in
the design and construction of the buildings themselves. Now he is the first African to
have the Pritzker Architecture prize.

Architect Alejandro Aravena’s walkthrough is eye opening, a reminder that architecture is

not just about “how to design the best designed buildings“ which is referred for upper
class of group of people resolved with advance technologies but it has concerned what
to do or how to find more pragmatically solutions for neglected spaces in the world where
people are really under the poverty and these numbers are continually rising up.

Aravena reminded me on what’s

more important than just a beautiful
form. The concept and the aftereffect
of the project years from now is much
more countable. I realised that to
appreciate a product of architecture,
we need to know the (right) problem
that the form of architecture try to
solve.
This is the best Solutions of Social Housing to countries with large population It was a
great discussion. This is not about romanticizing poverty. It is about initiating more
solutions. Planning and designing is not all about forming a childish and romantic dream,
it is all about facing the problems and situations that is more highly concerned about like
illegal settlers and natural disasters especially in third-world countries. This is what
architecture could provide all about analysing and creating more solutions that the world
needs the most today.

Architects are culture

makers. In my opinion the
best and most innovative
architects respond to the
actual needs of the
community/ However
something missing from this
talk was an example that
succeeded in the built world
and the impact of that
success.