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Kéré Foundation

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The School That Cools Itself

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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

A classroom in Burkina Faso that stays cool without a fan, because the roof floats above the ceiling and lets the hot air climb out.

700pupilsPupils at the school after it was built, up from 120
2,001yearYear the Gando primary school was completed
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