With its imposing, angular proportions made out of clay, laterite and other local building materials, the Opera Village cultural and educational project, designed by Burkina Faso-born architect Francis Kere, blends into the landscape. His Opera Village used local construction materials, such as clay, laterite, granite and wood to allow it to withstand the extreme heat of the region, the site’s administrator Motandi Ouoba said. “These are local materials that the architect found on site: blocks of compressed earth, bricks taken from the site, paving stones made from granite,” he said. – ‘Durable and functional’ –Opera Village also serves as a creative residency site for artists, according to Ouoba. “It reminds us that we can get something beautiful, durable and functional from local materials,” he said.

Source: The Guardian March 19, 2022 08:39 UTC