Text courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Conceived in collaboration between Kéré and the late Christoph Schlingensief, Opera Village is a utopian and evolving masterplan, honoring the “idea of something perpetually unfinished and continuously developing,” while initiating a prosperous relationship between opera and a small village. Currently unbuilt, the opera house is central, surrounded by a spiral of buildings already realized, including artist workshops, housing, a health center and school.
