An award-winning architect from Burkino Faso, Diebedo Francis Kere, has been commissioned to design the Serpentine Pavilion that will stand in London's Kensington Gardens Park over the summer.

According to Ceoafrica, he is the first African architect to design the pavilion, which is built by a different architect every year.

The Serpentine Galleries said Mr Kere had responded to the brief with a "bold, innovative structure that brings his characteristic sense of light and life to the lawns".

The design is inspired by a tree that serves as a "central meeting point for life in his home town of Gando" and "seeks to connect its visitors to nature and each other".

Mr Kere said that “My experience of growing up in a remote desert village has instilled a strong awareness of the social, sustainable, and cultural implications of design.

“In Burkina Faso, the tree is a place where people gather together, where everyday activities play out under the shade of its branches.

Mr Kere is the 17th architect to accept the Serpentine Galleries' commission. Previous invitees have included some of the biggest names in world architecture such as Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas and Oscar Niemayer.