Architect and educator Diébédo Francis Kéré, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme and Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh, and producer, guitarist, composer and humanitarian Nile Rodgers, are the recipients of the 30th annual Crystal Award, the World Economic Forum has announced. The award celebrates the achievements of leading artists who are bridge-builders and role models for all leaders of society. Diébédo Francis Kéré is a native of Burkina Faso and studied at the Technical University of Berlin. Parallel to his studies, he established the Kéré Foundation to support the development of his home village. In 2005, he opened the architectural office Kéré Architecture. His architectural practice has received national and international recognition, including the Pritzker Prize (2022), the Praemium Imperiale (2023), and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2004), awarded for his first building, the Gando Primary School in Burkina Faso.